上下
shàng xiàㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: THƯỢNG HẠ
Traditional: 上下
HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4
Meaning(locality, noun, numeral, verb)
up and down; top and bottom; old and young; length; about
Number + 上下 = about. 上下班 = commute to and from work.
Examples
他三十岁上下。
tā sān shí suì shàng xià.
He's about thirty.
全公司上下都很努力。
quán gōng sī shàng xià dōu hěn nǔ lì.
Everyone in the company, top to bottom, works hard.
上下楼梯要小心。
shàng xià lóu tī yào xiǎo xīn.
Be careful going up and down the stairs.
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Stroke order
THƯỢNG · 3 strokes
used in 上声
HẠ · 3 strokes
down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an actio
Related words
- 上 shàng — (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
- 上午 shàng wǔ — morning
- 晚上 wǎn shang — evening; night; in the evening
- 早上 zǎo shang — early morning
- 上班 shàng bān — to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
- 马上 mǎ shàng — at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)
- 上网 shàng wǎng — to go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet; (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net
- 上当 shàng dàng — taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped