上下

shàng xià

Dictionary entry

the top and bottom of sth

What does 上下 mean?

上下 (shàng xià) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the top and bottom of sth

2the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom

3to go up and down

4before and after (as in 上下文[shang4 xia4 wen2] "context")

5(used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so

6(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")

7all members of a group (as in 舉國上下|举国上下[ju3 guo2 shang4 xia4] "the entire nation")

8relative superiority (as in 不相上下[bu4 xiang1 shang4 xia4] "evenly matched")

Character breakdown

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上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]下xiàdown · downwards

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上下

shàng xià

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