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上下
shàngxià
Description
上下这个词可以指上面和下面，也可以表示位置的高低。
The word "上下" can refer to above and below, or indicate the height of a position.
它还常常放在数字后面，表示大概的意思，比如“三十岁上下”。
It is also often placed after numbers to mean approximately, for example, "thirty years old 上下."
Meanings
上下shàngxià
top and bottom; up and down
他上下看了看这本书。
He looked up and down at the book.
上下shàngxià
approximately; around (after a number)
他今年五十岁上下。
He is about fifty years old this year.
上下shàngxià
to go up and down; move up and down
电梯上下很快。
The elevator goes up and down quickly.
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Notes
- Etymology
上 (up) + 下 (down), a paired opposite compound.
- Nuance
after a number it means "about," similar to 左右.
In videos
“还在上下动哦，阿汤。”
“这样子齿轮滚动的时候就会带动它上下摆动”
“它是一个比较瘦高的上下分仓的迹象”
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