上下铺

上下鋪

shàngxiàpù

noun

Measure Word

一张上下铺 zhāng

Meanings

1 bunk bed
2 upper and lower bunks

Characters

Examples

宿舍里都是上下铺,八个人一间。

Sùshè lǐ dōu shì shàngxiàpù, bā ge rén yī jiān.

The dorm rooms have all bunk beds — eight people per room.

我从小睡上铺,弟弟睡下铺。

Wǒ cóngxiǎo shuì shàng pù, dìdi shuì xià pù.

Since childhood I've slept on the top bunk and my little brother on the bottom.

Tips

culture

上下铺 is the iconic university-dorm bed setup in mainland China — 4-8 students per room, each with one bunk. On overnight trains, hard sleeper berths come in 上铺/中铺/下铺 (top/middle/bottom), with the lower berth being the most expensive.

Stroke Order

上 shàng

下 xià

铺 pù