不相上下

bùxiāng-shàngxià

idiom HSK 7-9 #21,997

Meanings

1 equally matched
2 about the same
3 neck and neck

Characters

Literally: 'not mutually above or below' - neither side is better.

Examples

HSK 2

他们的成绩不相上下。

Tāmen de chéngjì bùxiāng-shàngxià.

Their scores are about the same.

HSK 6

两支队伍实力不相上下。

Liǎng zhī duìwǔ shílì bùxiāng-shàngxià.

The two teams are equally matched in strength.

Stroke Order

不 bù

相 xiāng

上 shàng

下 xià