A1 · reviewed · real-chinese
我在楼下。
。 I am downstairs.Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next我在楼下。 02 What does 我在楼下。 mean?在 marks location; 楼下 means downstairs.
PracticeI am downstairs. 03 Fill the pinyin for 楼下。楼 is second tone; 下 is fourth tone.
Practicelóu xià 04 Which line tells someone your location downstairs?It is a compact location update for arrivals.
Practice我在楼下。Scene
When to use it
Telling someone you are downstairs outside an apartment, office, hotel, or restaurant.
Risk
safe
If you mean at the entrance, 门口 may be clearer.
Literal
I at building below.
楼下 is a high-frequency location chunk. It often replaces a long explanation of exactly where you are.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 我在楼下。 mean?
Answer: I am downstairs.
在 marks location; 楼下 means downstairs.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 楼下。
Answer: lóu xià
楼 is second tone; 下 is fourth tone.
Practice this prompt03 · Which line tells someone your location downstairs?
Answer: 我在楼下。
It is a compact location update for arrivals.
Practice this prompt