上下 (shàng xià) — Chinese word meaning

我晚上要去看电影。

wǒ wǎn shang yào qù kàn diàn yǐng

I'm going to watch a movie in the evening.

我们一起上去看看吧。

wǒ men yì qǐ shàng qù kàn kan ba

Let's go up together and take a look.

他从楼下上来了。

tā cóng lóu xià shàng lái le

He came up from downstairs.

我每天都上网看新闻。

wǒ měi tiān dōu shàng wǎng kàn xīn wén

I go online every day to read the news.

书在桌子上面。

shū zài zhuō zi shàng miàn

The book is on the table.

我喜欢在网上购物。

wǒ xǐ huan zài wǎng shàng gòu wù

I like to shop online.

他还在路上，马上就到。

tā hái zài lù shang mǎ shang jiù dào

He's still on the way, will arrive soon.

她买了一件新上衣。

tā mǎi le yī jiàn xīn shàng yī

She bought a new top.

十八岁以上的人可以投票。

shí bā suì yǐ shàng de rén kě yǐ tóu piào

People 18 years and above can vote.

我马上就来。

wǒ mǎ shàng jiù lái

I'll come immediately.

这家公司提供上门维修服务。

zhè jiā gōng sī tí gōng shàng mén wéi xiū fú wù

This company provides door-to-door repair service.

我喜欢这个工作，加上工资也不错。

wǒ xǐ huan zhè ge gōng zuò jiā shàng gōng zī yě bù cuò

I like this job, plus the salary is also good.

我基本上每天都锻炼。

wǒ jī běn shàng měi tiān dōu duàn liàn

I basically exercise every day.

这道题看起来很难，实际上很简单。

zhè dào tí kàn qǐ lái hěn nán shí jì shàng hěn jiǎn dān

This problem looks difficult, but actually it's simple.

现在很多会议都是线上举行的。

xiàn zài hěn duō huì yì dōu shì xiàn shàng jǔ xíng de

Nowadays many meetings are held online.

你快点，还能赶上火车。

nǐ kuài diǎn hái néng gǎn shàng huǒ chē

Hurry up, you can still catch the train.

我需要上传这些照片到云端。

wǒ xū yào shàng chuán zhè xiē zhào piàn dào yún duān

I need to upload these photos to the cloud.

太阳从东方上升。

tài yáng cóng dōng fāng shàng shēng

The sun rises from the east.

房价又上涨了。

fáng jià yòu shàng zhǎng le

House prices have risen again.

箭头向上指。

jiàn tóu xiàng shàng zhǐ

The arrow points upward.

天上有很多星星。

tiān shàng yǒu hěn duō xīng xing

There are many stars in the sky.

他第一次上台演讲很紧张。

tā dì yī cì shàng tái yǎn jiǎng hěn jǐn zhāng

He was very nervous going on stage to speak for the first time.

这家公司计划明年上市。

zhè jiā gōng sī jì huà míng nián shàng shì

This company plans to go public next year.

他在网上买东西上当了。

tā zài wǎng shàng mǎi dōng xi shàng dàng le

He was deceived when buying things online.

我们计划在五月上旬出发去旅行。

wǒ men jì huà zài wǔ yuè shàng xún chū fā qù lǚ xíng

We plan to depart for travel in early May.

我需要向上级汇报这个问题。

wǒ xū yào xiàng shàng jí huì bào zhè ge wèn tí

I need to report this issue to my superior.

他是一个很上进的学生。

tā shì yí gè hěn shàng jìn de xué shēng

He is a very motivated student.

根据上述分析，我们可以得出结论。

gēn jù shàng shù fēn xī wǒ men kě yǐ dé chū jié lùn

Based on the aforementioned analysis, we can draw a conclusion.

成千上万的人参加了这次活动。

chéng qiān shàng wàn de rén cān jiā le zhè cì huó dòng

Thousands upon thousands of people participated in this event.

新总统明天上任。

xīn zǒng tǒng míng tiān shàng rèn

The new president takes office tomorrow.

上半场结束时比分是1比0。

shàng bàn chǎng jié shù shí bǐ fēn shì yī bǐ líng

The score was 1-0 at the end of the first half.

我需要向上司汇报这件事。

wǒ xū yào xiàng shàng sī huì bào zhè jiàn shì

I need to report this matter to my superior.

轮到你上场了。

lún dào nǐ shàng chǎng le

It's your turn to go on stage.

这座建筑的上层是办公室。

zhè zuò jiàn zhù de shàng céng shì bàn gōng shì

The upper floors of this building are offices.

所有保安必须按时上岗。

suǒyǒu bǎo'ān bìxū ànshí shàng gǎng

All security guards must go on duty on time.

我们需要把这个问题上报给总部。

wǒ men xū yào bǎ zhè ge wèn tí shàng bào gěi zǒng bù

We need to report this issue to headquarters.

这部电影下周上映。

zhè bù diàn yǐng xià zhōu shàng yìng

This film will be released next week.

这个工厂位于河流的上游。

zhè ge gōng chǎng wèi yú hé liú de shàng yóu

This factory is located upstream of the river.

这部经典歌剧将在国家大剧院上演。

zhè bù jīng diǎn gē jù jiāng zài guó jiā dà jù yuàn shàng yǎn

This classic opera will be performed at the National Theatre.

吃太多辣的容易上火。

chī tài duō là de róng yì shàng huǒ

Eating too much spicy food easily causes internal heat.

很多人看手机容易上瘾。

hěn duō rén kàn shǒu jī róng yì shàng yǐn

Many people easily become addicted to looking at their phones.

飞机在城市上空飞过。

fēi jī zài chéng shì shàng kōng fēi guò

A plane flew over the city.

电梯开始上行到十楼。

diàn tī kāi shǐ shàng xíng dào shí lóu

The elevator starts going up to the tenth floor.

律师建议我们上诉。

lǜ shī jiàn yì wǒ men shàng sù

The lawyer advised us to appeal.

政府决定上调最低工资标准。

zhèng fǔ jué dìng shàng tiáo zuì dī gōng zī biāo zhǔn

The government decided to raise the minimum wage standard.

公司设定了加班时间的上限。

gōng sī shè dìng le jiā bān shí jiān de shàng xiàn

The company set an upper limit on overtime hours.

这两支球队的水平不相上下，比赛非常激烈。

zhè liǎng zhī qiú duì de shuǐ píng bù xiāng shàng xià bǐ sài fēi cháng jī liè

These two teams are evenly matched, so the game is very intense.

皇上今天很高兴。

huáng shàng jīn tiān hěn gāo xìng

Your Majesty is very happy today.

不要纸上谈兵，应该多实践。

bù yào zhǐ shàng tán bīng yīng gāi duō shí jiàn

Don't be an armchair strategist; you should practice more.

他的年龄我说不上。

tā de nián líng wǒ shuō bu shàng

I can't say his age.

她的演讲已经很精彩了，配上精美的PPT更是锦上添花。

tā de yǎn jiǎng yǐ jīng hěn jīng cǎi le pèi shàng jīng měi de PPT gèng shì jǐn shàng tiān huā

Her speech was already excellent, and the beautiful PPT made it even better.

他生病了，雪上加霜的是还丢了工作。

tā shēng bìng le xuě shàng jiā shuāng de shì hái diū le gōng zuò

He got sick, and to add insult to injury, he also lost his job.

你要继续学下去。

nǐ yào jì xù xué xià qù

You must continue studying.

他从楼上下来了。

tā cóng lóu shàng xià lái le

He came down from upstairs.

书在桌子下面。

shū zài zhuō zi xià miàn

The book is under the table.

请看以下说明。

qǐng kàn yǐ xià shuō míng

Please see the following instructions.

气温正在下降。

qì wēn zhèng zài xià jiàng

The temperature is falling.

桌子底下是我的藏身之处。

zhuō zi dǐ xia shì wǒ de cáng shēn zhī chù

The space under the table is my hiding place.

请留下你的联系方式。

qǐng liú xià nǐ de lián xì fāng shì

Please leave your contact information.

我们在线下开了一家店。

wǒ men zài xiàn xià kāi le yī jiā diàn

We opened a store offline.

今天的气温是零下五度。

jīn tiān de qì wēn shì líng xià wǔ dù

Today's temperature is five degrees below zero.

我需要下载这个软件。

wǒ xū yào xià zài zhè ge ruǎn jiàn

I need to download this software.

地下停车场很大。

dì xià tíng chē chǎng hěn dà

The underground parking lot is very big.

具体安排如下。

jù tǐ ān pái rú xià

The specific arrangements are as follows.

他在这个项目上下了很多功夫。

tā zài zhè ge xiàng mù shàng xià le hěn duō gōng fu

He put in a lot of effort on this project.

我在网上下单买了一本书。

wǒ zài wǎng shàng xià dān mǎi le yī běn shū

I placed an order online to buy a book.

我们计划在本月下旬出发去旅行。

wǒ men jì huà zài běn yuè xià xún chū fā qù lǚ xíng

We plan to set out on our trip in the last ten days of this month.

我要下线了，明天再聊。

wǒ yào xià xiàn le míng tiān zài liáo

I'm going offline now, let's chat tomorrow.

天下没有免费的午餐。

tiān xià méi yǒu miǎn fèi de wǔ cān

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

当下最重要的是健康。

dāng xià zuì zhòng yào de shì jiàn kāng

The most important thing right now is health.

将军下令部队撤退。

jiāng jūn xià lìng bù duì chè tuì

The general ordered the troops to retreat.

我们队在下半场连进三球。

wǒ men duì zài xià bàn chǎng lián jìn sān qiú

Our team scored three goals in a row in the second half.

总统在丑闻之后下台了。

zǒng tǒng zài chǒu wén zhī hòu xià tái le

The president stepped down after the scandal.

他做坏事的下场很悲惨。

tā zuò huài shì de xià chǎng hěn bēi cǎn

His end for doing bad things was tragic.

飞机突然下坠，乘客都很害怕。

fēi jī tū rán xià zhuì chéng kè dōu hěn hài pà

The plane suddenly dropped, and the passengers were all afraid.

作为经理，他对下属很关心。

zuò wéi jīng lǐ tā duì xià shǔ hěn guān xīn

As a manager, he cares a lot about his subordinates.

她下意识地后退了一步。

tā xià yì shí de hòu tuì le yí bù

She subconsciously took a step back.

这个项目很复杂，我不知道从哪里下手。

zhè ge xiàng mù hěn fù zá wǒ bù zhī dào cóng nǎ lǐ xià shǒu

This project is very complex, I don't know where to start.

污染影响了下游的水质。

wū rǎn yǐng xiǎng le xià yóu de shuǐ zhì

Pollution affected the water quality downstream.

股票价格持续下滑。

gǔ piào jià gé chí xù xià huá

Stock prices continue to decline.

领导应该关心下级的工作和生活。

lǐng dǎo yīng gāi guān xīn xià jí de gōng zuò hé shēng huó

Leaders should care about the work and life of their subordinates.

他的下落不明。

tā de xià luò bù míng

His whereabouts are unknown.

电梯开始下行到一楼。

diàn tī kāi shǐ xià xíng dào yī lóu

The elevator begins to descend to the first floor.

央行决定下调利率。

yāng háng jué dìng xià tiáo lì lǜ

The central bank decided to lower the interest rate.

股票价格最近下跌了很多。

gǔ piào jià gé zuì jìn xià diē le hěn duō

Stock prices have fallen a lot recently.

上级下达了紧急命令。

shàng jí xià dá le jǐn jí mìng lìng

The superior issued an urgent order.

这个项目的投资不下一千万元。

zhè ge xiàng mù de tóu zī bú xià yī qiān wàn yuán

The investment in this project is no less than ten million yuan.

这两支球队的水平不相上下，比赛非常激烈。

zhè liǎng zhī qiú duì de shuǐ píng bù xiāng shàng xià bǐ sài fēi cháng jī liè

These two teams are evenly matched, so the game is very intense.

孔子虽然学问渊博，但他不耻下问，经常向普通人请教。

Kǒng zǐ suī rán xué wèn yuān bó dàn tā bù chǐ xià wèn jīng cháng xiàng pǔ tōng rén qǐng jiào

Although Confucius was very learned, he was not ashamed to learn from those below him and often consulted ordinary people.

别看她年轻，做菜还真有两下子。

bié kàn tā niánqīng zuò cài hái zhēn yǒu liǎng xià zi

Don't judge her by her youth; she actually has some real cooking skills.

我爷爷住在乡下。

wǒ yé ye zhù zài xiāng xià

My grandfather lives in the countryside.

他的工作效率很低下。

tā de gōng zuò xiào lǜ hěn dī xià

His work efficiency is very low.

我们需要保护地下水不受污染。

wǒ men xū yào bǎo hù dì xià shuǐ bù shòu wū rǎn

We need to protect groundwater from pollution.

要想提高销售业绩，就要对症下药，找出问题的根源。

yào xiǎng tí gāo xiāo shòu yè jì jiù yào duì zhèng xià yào zhǎo chū wèn tí de gēn yuán

If you want to improve sales performance, you must take targeted measures and find the root cause of the problem.

最近房价居高不下。

zuì jìn fáng jià jū gāo bú xià

Housing prices have remained at a high level recently.

我在厨房给妈妈打下手。

wǒ zài chú fáng gěi mā ma dǎ xià shǒu

I help out my mom in the kitchen.

眼下最重要的是完成这个项目。

yǎn xià zuì zhòng yào de shì wán chéng zhè ge xiàng mù

At present, the most important thing is to complete this project.

老师私下找我谈话。

lǎo shī sī xià zhǎo wǒ tán huà

The teacher spoke with me privately.