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不相上下 (bù xiāng shàng xià): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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不相上下 (bù xiāng shàng xià): Be roughly the same — Meaning & Stroke Order

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不相上下 consists of 4 characters.

mutual; each other; to observe; appearance

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Pinyinbù xiāng shàng xià

Meaningbe roughly the same; about equal

Characters4

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安置ān zhìarrange for; find a place for

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 不相上下.

Words with 不

不要bù yàoHSK 1
不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不错bù cuòHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
不久bù jiǔHSK 3

不但

bù dàn

HSK 3

不同bù tóngHSK 3

Words with 相

照相zhào xiàngHSK 3
相信xiāng xìnHSK 3
相机xiàng jīHSK 3
照相机zhào xiàng jīHSK 3
互相hù xiāngHSK 4
相互xiāng hùHSK 4
相反xiāng fǎnHSK 4
相同xiāng tóngHSK 4

Words with 上

上午shàng wǔHSK 1
上学shàng xuéHSK 1
上课shàng kèHSK 1
上去shàng quHSK 2
上来shàng laiHSK 2
上班shàng bānHSK 2
上面shàng miànHSK 2
早上zǎo shangHSK 2

Words with 下

下午xià wǔHSK 1
下班xià bānHSK 1
下课xià kèHSK 1
下雨xià yǔHSK 1
一下yī xiàHSK 2
下去xià quHSK 2
下来xià laiHSK 2
下面xià miànHSK 2

3.

How to Use 不相上下 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 不相上下 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verb

shuǐ水

píng平

bù不

xiāng相

shàng上

xià下

neutral

equal in level

shí实

lì力

bù不

xiāng相

shàng上

xià下

Adjective + Nounwith竞争

bù不

xiāng相

shàng上

xià下

de的

jìng竞

zhēng争

Idiomwith旗鼓相当

qí旗

gǔ鼓

xiāng相

dāng当

，

bù不

xiāng相

shàng上

4.

Example Sentences with 不相上下

zhè这

liǎng两

gè个

píng苹

guǒ果

dà大

xiǎo小

bù

neutral

equal in strength

neutral

neck-and-neck competition

xià下

formalWritten

well-matched and equally strong

不

xiāng相

shàng上

xià下

。

These two apples are about the same size.

Zhè这

liǎng两

zhī支

qiú球

duì队

de的

shí实

lì力

bù不

xiāng相

shàng上

xià下

，

bǐ比

sài赛

fēi非

cháng常

jī激

liè烈

。

The strength of these two teams is roughly the same, making the match very intense.

zhè这

liǎng两

kuǎn款

shǒu手

jī机

de的

chǔ处

lǐ理

qì器

xìng性

néng能

bù不

xiāng相

shàng上

xià下

，

xuǎn选

zé择

nǎ哪

kuǎn款

zhǔ主

yào要

kàn看

gè个

rén人

piān偏

hǎo好

。

The processor performance of these two smartphones is roughly the same; the choice mainly depends on personal preference.

shuāng双

fāng方

zài在

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

de的

yì议

jià价

néng能

lì力

bù不

xiāng相

shàng上

xià下

，

zuì最

zhōng终

dá达

chéng成

le了

tuǒ妥

xié协

。

The bargaining power of both sides in the negotiation was about equal, leading to a compromise in the end.

tā他

men们

liǎ俩

de的

xué学

xí习

chéng成

jì绩

bù不

xiāng相

shàng上

xià下

，

dōu都

kǎo考

dé得

hěn很

hǎo好

。

Their academic performances are neck and neck, both doing very well.

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

zhè这

liǎng两

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

de的

shì市

chǎng场

jìng竞

zhēng争

lì力

zhēn真

de的

bù不

xiāng相

shàng上

xià下

ma吗

？

Do you think the market competitiveness of these two companies is truly roughly the same?

suī虽

rán然

tā他

men们

jīng经

yàn验

fēng丰

fù富

，

dàn但

chuàng创

xīn新

néng能

lì力

què却

bù不

xiāng相

shàng上

xià下

，

dōu都

quē缺

fá乏

tū突

pò破

。

Although they are experienced, their innovation capabilities are about equal, both lacking breakthroughs.

zhè这

liǎng两

zhī支

qiú球

duì队

de的

shí实

lì力

bù不

xiāng相

shàng上

xià下

，

bǐ比

sài赛

jié结

guǒ果

hěn很

nán难

yù预

cè测

。

The two teams are evenly matched, making the outcome hard to predict.

yóu由

yú于

liǎng两

wèi位

hòu候

xuǎn选

rén人

de的

zhī支

chí持

lǜ率

bù不

xiāng相

shàng上

xià下

，

xuǎn选

jǔ举

jié结

guǒ果

jiāng将

qǔ取

jué决

yú于

guān关

jiàn键

yáo摇

bǎi摆

zhōu州

。

Since the support rates of the two candidates are roughly the same, the election outcome will depend on key swing states.