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不相上下 — “To be equally matched”

不相上下 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be equally matched”. On a par with; about equal. Literally, “cannot tell who is superior and who is inferior”.

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不相上下 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 不bù
  • 相xiāng
  • 上shàng
  • 下xià

不相上下 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
不
bù4not
相
xiāng9mutual or appearance
上
shàng3up, above, on, previous, ascend
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend

Example Sentence with 不相上下

这两名选手的实力不相上下,比赛一定会很精彩。
The strengths of these two players are equally matched, so the game is sure to be exciting.

Idioms Related to 不相上下

Synonyms of 不相上下

  • bù不fēn分bó伯zhòng仲equally matched
  • bìng并jià驾qí齐qū驱to be equally matched

Antonyms of 不相上下

  • tiān天chā差dì地yuǎn远worlds apart
  • jiǒng迥rán然bù不tóng同markedly different

More idioms starting with 不

  • bù不yī一ér而zú足numerous and varied, impossible to list all
  • bù不sān三bù不sì四improper or disreputable
  • bù不shàng上bù不xià下stuck in an awkward position
  • bù不shàng上bù不luò落in an awkward or embarrassing situation
  • bù不shì世zhī之yè业unparalleled achievements
  • bù不shì世zhī之chóu仇unrivaled enmity
  • bù不shì世zhī之gōng功unparalleled achievement
  • bù不shì世zhī之lüè略unparalleled strategy
  • bù不sàng丧bǐ匕chàng鬯peace and order, rituals undisturbed
  • bù不fēng丰bù不jiǎn俭neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不fēng丰bù不shā杀neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不wèi为wǔ五dǒu斗mǐ米zhé折yāo腰Refuse to compromise integrity for meager gain

Questions about 不相上下

What does 不相上下 mean?
不相上下 (bù xiāng shàng xià) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be equally matched”.
How do you pronounce 不相上下?
不相上下 is pronounced bù xiāng shàng xià in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 不相上下 literally mean?
Literally, 不相上下 means “cannot tell who is superior and who is inferior”. It is used to mean “to be equally matched”.
What is the Chinese definition of 不相上下?
分不出高低好坏。形容水平相当。
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