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.

   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.

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.

4. 4

   set the order down

   我已经下单了。

   wǒ yǐjīng xiàdān le

   I've already placed the order.

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.