上蹿下跳 — “To jump up and down”
上蹿下跳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to jump up and down”. To run around restlessly and agitatedly, often implying mischievousness or causing trouble. Literally, “To leap up and jump down; to scamper up and jump down”.
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上蹿下跳 Pronunciation and Pinyin
上蹿下跳 Character Breakdown
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几个调皮的孩子在院子里上蹿下跳，把花盆都弄翻了。
A few naughty children were jumping and running around in the yard, knocking over the flower pots.
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Synonyms of 上蹿下跳
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- shàng上shàng上xià下xià下throughout an organization or a place
- shàng上xià下yī一xīn心united from top to bottom
- shàng上xià下wéi为nán难difficult from both sides
- shàng上xià下jiāo交kùn困struggling from top to bottom
- shàng上xià下qí其shǒu手collude to manipulate unfairly
- shàng上xià下tóng同xīn心All levels united in spirit
- shàng上xià下tóng同yù欲all levels united in purpose
- shàng上xià下tóng同mén门paternal aunt's husband and niece's husband
- shàng上xià下tiān天guāng光sky and water merge in light
- shàng上xià下dǎ打liang量look someone over carefully
- shàng上xià下fú浮dòng动fluctuate up and down
- shàng上xià下xiāng相ān安superiors and subordinates coexist peacefully
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What does 上蹿下跳 mean?
上蹿下跳 (shàng cuān xià tiào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to jump up and down”.
How do you pronounce 上蹿下跳?
上蹿下跳 is pronounced shàng cuān xià tiào in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 上蹿下跳 literally mean?
Literally, 上蹿下跳 means “to leap up and jump down; to scamper up and jump down”. It is used to mean “to jump up and down”.
What is the Chinese definition of 上蹿下跳?
比喻人上下奔走，四处活动