bù​shàng​bù​xià

to be stuck

  • created sense approved 不上不下 · bù​shàng​bù​xià · to be stuck — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不上不下

    bù​shàng​bù​xià

    to be stuck

    to be caught in a dilemma where one cannot move forward or back; to be in suspense

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to go up 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to descend

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 不上不下 · bù​shàng​bù​xià · mediocre — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不上不下

    bù​shàng​bù​xià

    mediocre

    neither good nor bad; so-so; of middling quality

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · upper 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · below

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 不上不下 · bù​shàng​bù​xià · inappropriate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不上不下

    bù​shàng​bù​xià

    inappropriate

    not fitting or suitable for the situation

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · upper 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · below

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense