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上下
shàngxià
1. up and down
2. top and bottom
3. old and new
4. length
5. about
Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown

上
shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
HSK 1 3 丶
下
xià
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
HSK 1 3 丶

Compound Words (11)

上下床
shàngxiàchuáng
bunk bed
上下文
shàngxiàwén
(textual) context
上下班
shàngxiàbān
to start and finish work
上下其手
shàngxiàqíshǒu
to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
不相上下
bùxiāngshàngxià
equally matched
HSK 6
浑身上下
húnshēnshàngxià
all over
举国上下
jǔguóshàngxià
the entire nation
上下五千年
shàngxiàwǔqiānnián
popular history of China in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang [[曹余章]]
上下文菜单
shàngxiàwéncàidān
context menu (computing)
上下班时间
shàngxiàbānshíjiān
rush hour
天上下刀子
tiānshàngxiàdāozi
lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
3,671 of 84,292

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