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举国上下

舉國上下
jǔguóshàngxià
idiom #38,121

Meanings

  1. 1 the entire country, top to bottom
  2. 2 the whole nation
  3. 3 from leadership down to the rank and file

Examples

举国上下都在关注这次重大会议。
Jǔguóshàngxià dōu zài guānzhù zhècì zhòngdà huìyì.
The entire country, top to bottom, is paying attention to this major conference.
面对灾难，举国上下团结一致。
Miànduì zāinàn, jǔguóshàngxià tuánjié yīzhì.
In the face of disaster, the whole nation came together as one.

Tips

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Frequent in news and official rhetoric. 举 here is the classical sense of 'whole/entire,' as in 举世闻名 (jǔshìwénmíng).

Stroke Order

举 jǔ
国 guó
上 shàng
下 xià