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Usages of lóuxià
咖啡馆 楼下 有 洗手间， 书店 的 洗手间 在 楼上。kāfēiguǎn lóuxià yǒu xǐshǒujiān, shūdiàn de xǐshǒujiān zài lóushàng.
There is a restroom downstairs in the café; the bookstore’s restroom is upstairs.
楼下 的 咖啡馆 人 太 多， 我们 就 去 楼上 找 一 个 地方 坐下。lóuxià de kāfēiguǎn rén tài duō, wǒmen jiù qù lóushàng zhǎo yí gè dìfang zuòxià.
There are too many people in the café downstairs, so we go upstairs to find a place to sit.
教室 里 的 垃圾桶 满 了， 他 顺便 把 垃圾 拿 到 楼下。jiàoshì lǐ de lājītǒng mǎn le, tā shùnbiàn bǎ lājī ná dào lóuxià.
The trash can in the classroom was full, so he took the trash downstairs on the way.
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