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上下

shàngxià

up and down

Two people on a ladder
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Characters in this word

上 shàng

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one
Made of
⺊ divination 一 one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

下 xià

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one
Made of
一 one 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他上下楼。 Tā shàngxià lóu. He goes up and down the stairs.
  • 上下都干净。 Shàngxià dōu gānjìng. Both the top and bottom are clean.
  • 我上下看看。 Wǒ shàngxià kànkan. I look up and down.

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