top and bottom; up and down; the full vertical extent of something

to ascend and descend

superiors and subordinates; the high and the low; seniors and juniors; all members of a group or organization

used after a quantity to mean approximately or or so

relative superiority or rank; higher or lower levels of quality or skill

before and after in a text or sequence

(literary) petty officials; runners or bailiffs in a yamen

(honorific) used when asking for the dharma name of a Buddhist monk or teacher