自上而下
zì​shàng'ér​xià

top-down

  • created sense approved 自上而下 · zì​shàng'ér​xià · top-down — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自上而下

    zì​shàng'ér​xià

    top-down

    (idiom) from top to bottom; from above to below; describing a process or structure that moves from a higher level to a lower one

    自 (literal) → 自 · zì · from 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · upper 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · to 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · below

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

    created sense