How to say “up and down” in Chinese
up and down; about
“Up and down” in Chinese is 上下, shàng xià: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
上下 is read shàng xià: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A stroke above a line.
A stroke under a line.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “上下”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 上下. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们的客户大多在三十岁上下。wǒmendekèhùdàduōzàisānshísuìshàngxiàOur clients are mostly people around thirty.
- 我昨天在网上下单了wǒzuótiānzàiwǎngshangxiàdānleI placed an order online yesterday.
- 你要在发音上下功夫。nǐyàozàifāyīnshangxiàgōngfuYou need to work on your pronunciation.
- 我要在发音上下功夫wǒyàozàifāyīnshangxiàgōngfuI need to work on my pronunciation.
- 我们要在口语上下功夫wǒmenyàozàikǒuyǔshangxiàgōngfuWe need to work on our speaking.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “up and down” in Chinese?
“Up and down” in Chinese is 上下, pinyin shàngxià.
What does 上下 mean?
上下 (shàngxià) means “up and down; about”.
How do you write 上下?
上下 is 2 characters: 上 (shàng) — top, on; 下 (xià) — below, under. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 上下?
上下 is read shàngxià. Tones: shàng — fourth tone, xià — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“up and down” in the lesson “Who our clients are”
This word is from the topic “More precise, more specific” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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