Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.high and low; upper and lower
全军上下都受到了鼓舞。
The whole army was encouraged.
打开上下泵。
Open the high and low pump.
小船在暴风雨中上下晃荡。
The boat pitched about in the storm.
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- 2
n.from top to bottom
我上下打量着他。
I look him up and down.
他上下打量了一会这个陌生人。
He looked the stranger up and down for a moment.
这个水塔上下有50米。
The water tower is fifty metres high.
- 3
n.old and young
全家上下都很惊喜。
All members of the family, old and young, are very surprised.
他赢得了国内上下的支持。
He has won the support from top to bottom of this country.
她考上了名牌大学,全家上下都为她感到骄傲。
All members of her family, old and young, are very proud that she has been admitted to a famous university.
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- 4
v.go up and down
我们每天用电梯上下。
We use a lift to go up and down every day.
楼梯太窄了,上下很不方便。
It's inconvenient to go up and down the narrow stairs.
摩天楼里有电梯,上下很方便。
With an elevator in the skyscraper, we can easily go up and down.
- 5
n.relative superiority or inferiority
两位候选人几乎不分上下。
Two candidates virtually tied.
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- 6
n.about; or so
30岁上下
thirty or so
一千斤上下的收成
yield about 1,000 jin per mu
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Word usage
- NoteThe usage difference between "上下" "左右" and "前后": 1)"上下" "左右" can be used to indicate an estimate of age, such as "30岁上下" and "30岁左右"; but "30岁前后" has a differnt meaning; 2) "左右" "前后" can be used to indicate an estimate of time, such as "10点左右", "11点前后"; but "12点上下" is not proper; 3) "上下" "左右" can be used to indicate an estimate of spatial distance, such as "3米上下", "5米左右"; but not "8米前后" is not proper.
- Reduplication"上下" can be reduplicated, for example: "上上下下".
她的举止使上上下下都喜欢她。
Her manners recommend her to high and low alike.