Whatever went up has to come down: 下

Where the picture shows up in 下

1. 1

   step off the working day

   我今天六点下班。

   wǒ jīntiān liù diǎn xiàbān

   I finish at six today.

   Shutting the computer at six, lifting your feet off the office floor and walking out of the building

   The mirror of 上班. You climbed onto the job; 下 is climbing back off.

2. 2

   step down out of the bus

   我在下一站下车。

   wǒ zài xià yí zhàn xiàchē

   I'm getting off at the next stop.

   The bus door opening, your feet coming down the steps onto the pavement

3. 3

   come down out of the sky

   外面下雨了，带把伞吧。

   wàimiàn xiàyǔ le, dài bǎ sǎn ba

   It's raining out — take an umbrella.

   Raindrops breaking loose from the cloud and coming down onto umbrellas and street

4. 4

   set the order down

   我已经下单了。

   wǒ yǐjīng xiàdān le

   I've already placed the order.

   A finger pressing the order button and the order dropping onto the shop's counter

5. 5

   bring it down from up there

   这个文件下载不了。

   zhège wénjiàn xiàzài bu liǎo

   This file won't download.

   A file floating on a server sliding down the wire and settling onto your screen