举国上下 |
jǔ guó shàng xià |
the entire nation / the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file |
举 |
jǔ |
variant of 举 |
举 |
jǔ |
to lift / to hold up / to cite / to enumerate / to act / to raise / to choose / to elect / act / move / deed |
举国 |
jǔ guó |
the entire country |
国 |
Guó |
surname Guo |
国 |
guó |
country; nation; state / (bound form) national |
上 |
shǎng |
used in 上声 |
上 |
shàng |
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above |
上下 |
shàng xià |
up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about; more or less |
下 |
xià |
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action |