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Definition 2024
不上不下
不上不下
Chinese
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|- ! !not; no; (negative prefix)
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up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
!not; no; (negative prefix)
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under; second; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to decline; to go down; latter
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!simp. and trad.
(不上不下)
| 不
| 上
| 不
| 下
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Idiom
不上不下
- between a rock and a hard place
- in a bind; in a pickle
- describes an awkward situation where one does not know what to do
- inappropriate