直上直下 — “To be very steep or precipitous”
直上直下 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be very steep or precipitous”. Straight up and down. It can also describe looking someone over from head to toe, or something that is consistent throughout from top to bottom. Literally, “Straight up, straight down”.
直上直下 Pronunciation and Pinyin
直上直下 Character Breakdown
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- zhí直rù入yún云xiāo霄soaring high into the sky
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- zhí直nèi内fāng方wài外upright in spirit and principled in conduct
- zhí直chōng冲héng横zhuàng撞crash about wildly and recklessly
- zhí直kǒu口wú无yán言rendered speechless
- zhí直tǔ吐xiōng胸huái怀speak one's mind frankly
- zhí直zhuàng壮qū曲lǎo老Righteous strong, wrong dispirited
- zhí直rú如xián弦upright and principled
- zhí直dài待yǔ雨lín淋tóu头wait until rain pours on one's head
- zhí直xìng性xiá狭zhōng中straightforward but narrow-minded
- zhí直qíng情jìng径xíng行act on one's impulses
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What does 直上直下 mean?
直上直下 (zhí shàng zhí xià) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be very steep or precipitous”.
How do you pronounce 直上直下?
直上直下 is pronounced zhí shàng zhí xià in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 直上直下 literally mean?
Literally, 直上直下 means “Straight up, straight down”. It is used to mean “to be very steep or precipitous”.
What is the Chinese definition of 直上直下?
①上下一贯。②从上到下，从头到脚。③形容陡直。