líng xià
below zero
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今天零下十度，好冷啊！
jīntiān língxià shí dù, hǎo lěng a!
Today is minus ten degrees, so cold!
零下二十度，水都结冰了。
língxià èrshí dù, shuǐ dōu jiébīng le.
Minus twenty degrees, the water is frozen.
零下五度，穿一件毛衣就够了。
língxià wǔ dù, chuān yī jiàn máoyī jiù gòu le.
Minus five degrees, wearing a sweater is enough.
负 (fù)
negative
低于零度 (dī yú líng dù)
below zero
高温 (gāowēn)
high temperature
炎热 (yánrè)
hot
The Chinese word 零下 (língxià) literally means "below zero" and is used to express temperatures below the freezing point of water (0 degrees Celsius). It is composed of two characters: 零 (líng), which means "zero", and 下 (xià), which means "below" or "underneath". Together, they form the compound word 零下, which is used to indicate temperatures that are lower than zero degrees Celsius. For example, 零下十度 (língxià shí dù) means "ten degrees below zero". The term 零下 is commonly used in weather forecasts and scientific contexts to describe low temperatures.
