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Definitions2 characters sth/the vertical ; bottom/to down/before (as 上下文shang⁴ xia⁴ wen² "context")/(used quantity) approximately; ... so/(in hierarchy) ; seniors juniors (as 上下和睦shang⁴ xia⁴ - he² mu⁴ "harmony between superiors subordinates")/all members (as 舉國上下 举国上下ju³ guo² - shang⁴ xia⁴ "the nation")/relative superiority (as 不相上下bu⁴ xiang¹ - shang⁴ xia⁴ "evenly matched")
Usage•••frequent
Pronunciations
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As word
1the 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")
2the 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")