上下

Pinyin: shàngxià

the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom

Example sentence

他上下晃了晃头。

Tā shàngxià huàng le huàng tóu.

He shook his head up and down.

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What 上下 means

上下 (shàngxià) is a Chinese word meaning “the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom”. It appears in the HSK 5 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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