上下
word B2- the top and bottom of sth
- the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom
- to go up and down
- before and after (as in 上下文[shang4 xia4 wen2] "context")
- (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so
- (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦[shang4 xia4 he2 mu4] "harmony between superiors and subordinates")
- all members of a group (as in 舉國上下|举国上下[ju3 guo2 shang4 xia4] "the entire nation")
- relative superiority (as in 不相上下[bu4 xiang1 shang4 xia4] "evenly matched")
Its characters
Words with it
- 不相上下 bù xiāng shàng xià equally matched
- 上下文 shàng xià wén
- 上下班 shàng xià bān to start and finish work
- 举国上下 jǔ guó shàng xià the entire nation
- 上下其手 shàng xià qí shǒu to raise and lower one's hand
- 不分上下 bù fēn shàng xià not to know one's place
- 浑身上下 hún shēn shàng xià all over
- 上下床 shàng xià chuáng bunk bed
- 上下铺 shàng xià pù bunk bed
- 天上下刀子 tiān shàng xià dāo zi lit. knives rain down from the sky
From the library
现在正是开花的时候，一片白花映着带水气的斜阳，好似一条粉红绒毯，做了上下两个山的垫子，实在奇绝。
以君之贵，奉公如法则上下平，上下平则国强，国强则赵固，而君为贵戚，岂轻于天下邪？
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