不上不下
bù​shàng​bù​xià

to be stuck

bù​shàng​bù​xià to be stuck
  1. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. 上 shàng particleverb
    to go up
    to climb; to board a vehicle; to mount; to go to a place
  3. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  4. 下 xià verb
    to descend
    to go down; to get off or out of a vehicle; to leave a stage or field; to go towards a place (often southwards or towards the grassroots)

bù​shàng​bù​xià mediocre · inappropriate
  1. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. 上 shàng adjectivenoun
    upper
    top; higher; superior; better; used to describe something in a higher position or rank
  3. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  4. 下 xià locative
    below
    low place; bottom; underneath; (bound form) used after a noun to indicate a scope, condition, or time