No. 3,894 in Chinese
下來
"下來" means "to come down" or "to descend."
In a sentence
他從樓梯上走下來。
He walked down from the stairs.
In this sentence, '下來' indicates a downward movement from a higher position as part of a verb phrase.
這個活動終於結束下來了。
This event finally came to an end.
Here, '下來' is used metaphorically to signify settling or concluding as part of a state change.
把書帶下來。
Bring the book down.
In this instance, '下來' denotes physically taking an object downward from its current position as part of an imperative command.
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