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上下

shàng xià · shang xia

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HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. up and down
  2. top and bottom
  3. old and young
  4. length
  5. about
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Upside down

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)一直(yīzhí)上下(shàngxià)打量(dǎliang)我(wǒ)？

    Dengdeng, why do you keep looking me up and down?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)有点(yǒudiǎn)不一样(bùyīyàng)。

    I feel you're a little different today.

  3. Liangliang

    哪里(nǎlǐ)不一样(bùyīyàng)？

    Different how?

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)书(shū)上下颠倒(shàngxiàdiāndǎo)了(le)。

    Your book is upside down.

  5. Liangliang

    是吗(shìma)？难怪(nánguài)我(wǒ)看(kàn)不(bù)懂(dǒng)！

    Is it? No wonder I couldn't read it!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)上(shàng)下(xià)打(dǎ)量(liang)了(le)我(wǒ)一(yì)番(fān)，然(rán)后(hòu)点(diǎn)了(le)点(diǎn)头(tóu)。

He looked me up and down, then nodded.

02

这(zhè)个(gè)箱(xiāng)子(zi)大(dà)约(yuē)有(yǒu)三(sān)十(shí)公(gōng)斤(jīn)上(shàng)下(xià)。

This box weighs about thirty kilograms or so.

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