上下

shàng xià

HSK level: HSK 5

Meaning

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[shang4 xia4 wen2] "context"); (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so; (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low

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Characters

上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous⺊一下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next一卜

Examples

汤姆从吉普车上下来了。

Tāng mǔ cóng jí pǔ chē shàng xià lái le。

Tom got out of the jeep.

汤姆从出租车上下来了。

Tāng mǔ cóng chū zū chē shàng xià lái le。

Tom got out of the taxi.