the 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 shàng xià wén "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 shàng xià hé mù "harmony between superiors and subordinates") · all members of a group (as in jǔ guó shàng xià "the entire nation") · relative superiority (as in 不相上下 bù xiāng shàng xià "evenly matched")
WordHSK 5
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