上下

上下
shàngxià

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

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MEANING8 meanings

MEANING

  1. adverb

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

    大约;接近某个数字dàyuē; jiējìn mǒuɡe shùzì

    • He is around thirty years old.

  2. noun

    the top and bottom of sth

    物体的最高部分和最低部分wùtǐ de zuì gāo bùfen hé zuì dī bùfen

    • This box has an upper and lower part.

  3. noun

    (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")

    社会等级中的高级和低级;领导者和被领导者shèhuì děngjí zhōng de gāojí hé dījí;lǐngdǎozhě hé bèi lǐngdǎo zhě

    • In the company, everyone from top to bottom is very busy.

  4. noun

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

    某个集体内的所有成员或人员mǒu ge jítǐ nèi de suǒyǒu chéngyuán huò rényuán

    • Everyone in the company is very busy.

  5. verb

    to go up and down

    往上和往下移动;来回摇晃wǎng shàng hé wǎng xià yídòng;láihuí yáohuàng

    • He went up and down the stairs.

  6. noun

    the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom

    物体从顶部到底部的全部wùtǐ cóng dǐngbù dào dǐbù de quánbù

    • This outfit looks good both on top and on bottom.

  7. noun

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

    比较双方的强弱或好坏程度bǐjiào shuāngfāng de qiángruò huò hǎohuài chéngdù

    • Their abilities are equally matched.

  8. noun

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

    前面和后面;之前和之后qiánmiàn hé hòumiàn;zhīqián hé zhīhòu

    • Please see the context.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.

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