自上而下

zì shàng ér xià

Dictionary entry

(idiom) from top to bottom; top-down

What does 自上而下 mean?

自上而下 (zì shàng ér xià) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) from top to bottom; top-down

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自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]而érand · as well as 下xiàdown · downwards

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自上而下

zì shàng ér xià

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