上下

shàng xià

HSK 5 noun

Meaning 释义

  1. the top and bottom of sth
  2. the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom
  3. to go up and down
  4. before and after (as in 上下文[shàng xià wén] "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[shàng xià hé mù] "harmony between superiors and subordinates")
  7. all members of a group (as in 舉國上下|举国上下[jǔ guó shàng xià] "the entire nation")
  8. relative superiority (as in 不相上下[bù xiāng shàng xià] "evenly matched")

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In real sentences 真实例句

你nǐ搭dā公车gōngchē上下shàngxià学xué吗ma?

Do you go to school by bus?

Tatoeba #870323

汤姆Tāngmǔ从cóng出租车chūzūchē上shàng下来xiàlai了le。

Tom got out of the taxi.

Tatoeba #7771881

他tā上下shàngxià晃huàng了le晃huàng头tóu。

He shook his head up and down.

Tatoeba #8739360

吉jí姆mǔ从cóng树shù上shàng下来xiàlai。

Jim got down from the tree.

Tatoeba #804567

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