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不相上下 bùxiāngshàngxià

不相上下 bùxiāngshàngxià Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 不相上下 bùxiāngshàngxià .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bùxiāngshàngxià | bu4 xiang1 shang4 xia4
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Traditional form

不相上下 bùxiāngshàngxià

Part of speech

Idiom / 成语 chéngyǔ Chéngyǔ
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Etymology of 不相上下 bùxiāngshàngxià

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The meaning "no" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

4

Xiāng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Represents an eye () observing a tree (). Based on the original meaning "observe". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "compare; mutual; each other".

Positional decomposition

木目

Number of Strokes

9

shǎng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally a small line or dot above a longer line, indicating "up". The vertical line was added to distinguish the character from èr (two).

Positional decomposition

⺊一

Number of Strokes

3

xià

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally a small line or dot below a longer line, indicating "down". The vertical line was added to distinguish the character from èr (two).

Positional decomposition

一卜

Number of Strokes

3

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Example sentences using 不相上下 bùxiāngshàngxià

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shì 男孩子 nán hái zi men Zhōng de 一员他们 tā men 不相上下 bùxiāngshàngxià

She was one of the boys, their equal.

不相上下 bùxiāngshàngxià 很难选择 xuǎnzé

It is invidious to make a selection.

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