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上下 (shàng xià): Up and down (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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上 • shàng • up; above • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
shàng
上
up; above
下 • xià • down; below • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
xià
下
down; below
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 上下.
Words with
上
上午
shàng wǔ
morning
上学
shàng xué
to go to school
上课
shàng kè
to go to class
上去
shàng qu
to go up
上来
shàng lai
to come up
上班
shàng bān
start work
上面
shàng miàn
on top of
早上
zǎo shang
early morning
Words with
下
下午
xià wǔ
afternoon
下班
xià bān
to finish work
下课
xià kè
to finish class
下雨
xià yǔ
rain
一下
yī xià
[used after a verb] give something a go
下去
xià qu
to go down
下来
xià lai
to come down
下面
xià miàn
below
4.
Example Sentences with 上下
Diàn
电
tī
梯
zài
在
lóu
楼
céng
层
jiān
间
shàng
上
xià
下
yùn
运
xíng
行
。
The elevator moves up and down between the floors.
zhè
这
wèi
位
zhòng
重
yào
要
kè
客
hù
户
de
的
lái
来
fǎng
访
nǐ
你
jiā
家
de
的
bǎo
保
mǔ
姆
huì
会
fù
负
zé
责
jiē
接
sòng
nǐ
你
de
的
xuè
血
yā
压
wèi
为
shén
什
me
么
zǒng
总
shì
是
shàng
yóu
由
yú
于
nián
年
qīng
轻
shí
时
xī
膝
gài
盖
shòu
受
guò
过
shāng
，
ràng
让
gōng
公
sī
司
shàng
上
xià
下
dōu
都
máng
忙
lù
碌
qǐ
起
lái
来
。
The visit of this important client kept the entire company busy.
送
hái
孩
zi
子
shàng
上
xià
下
xué
学
ma
吗
？
Does the nanny at your house take the children to and from school?
上
xià
下
bō
波
dòng
动
，
qù
去
kàn
看
guò
过
yī
医
shēng
生
ma
吗
？
Why does your blood pressure always fluctuate up and down? Have you seen a doctor?
伤
，
tā
他
xiàn
现
zài
在
shàng
上
xià
下
lóu
楼
tī
梯
dōu
都
gé
格
wài
外
xiǎo
小
xīn
心
jǐn
谨
shèn
慎
。
Because he injured his knee when he was young, he is now extra careful when going up and down stairs.
