上上下下

shàngshàngxiàxià

phrase #21,136

Meanings

1 up and down
2 top to bottom
3 throughout (an organization)
4 everyone from top to bottom

Characters

up; above (repeated for emphasis)

down; below; bottom

down; below (repeated for emphasis)

Examples

公司上上下下都在讨论这件事。

Gōngsī shàngshàng xiàxià dōu zài tǎolùn zhè jiàn shì.

Everyone throughout the company was discussing this matter.

他上上下下地打量了她一番。

Tā shàngshàng xiàxià de dǎliàng le tā yī fān.

He looked her up and down.

Tips

usage

上上下下 is a reduplicated form of 上下, emphasizing thoroughness. It can mean 'from top to bottom' physically (looking someone up and down), or 'throughout an organization' (all levels of staff from top to bottom).

Stroke Order

上 shàng

下 xià