高下 gāoxià

1. gāoxià noun high and low; up and down
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 上下 (Guoyu '高下' 1)
2. gāoxià noun better or worse; stronger or weaker
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
   Notes: In the sense of 优劣 (CC-CEDICT '高下'; Guoyu '高下' 2)
3. gāoxià noun more or less
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 多少 (Guoyu '高下' 3)

Contained in

• 一较高下(一較高下) to compete against; to measure oneself against; to go head to head (see who is best)
• 贵贱高下(貴賤高下) the difference between the noble and the lowly
• 不分高下 equally matched; not much to distinguish who is stronger

Word is mentioned most frequently in

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• 卷四十八 志第一 天文一 Volume 48 Treatises 1: Astronomy 1 History of Song 宋史 — count: 7
• 卷三十一 志第七 曆一 Volume 31 Treatises 7: Calendar 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 7
• 卷一百五十七 志第一百一十 選舉三 Volume 157 Treatises 110: Selection and appointment of Officials 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 5
• 卷一百七十七 志第一百三十 食貨上五 Volume 177 Treatises 130: Finance and Economics 1e History of Song 宋史 — count: 5
• 卷一百三十一 志第八十四 樂六 Volume 131 Treatises 84: Music 6 History of Song 宋史 — count: 4
• 第八十七回 Chapter 87 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 4
• 卷一百五十五 志第一百〇八 選舉一 Volume 155 Treatises 108: Selection and appointment of Officials 1 History of Song 宋史 — count: 4
• 卷三百四十 列傳第九十九 呂大防兄:大忠 弟:大鈞 大臨 劉摯 蘇頌 Volume 340 Biographies 99: Lu Dafang and elder brother: Dazhong, younger brother: Dajun, Da Lin, Liu Zhi, Su Song History of Song 宋史 — count: 4
• 卷六十六　志第十七下: 河渠三 Volume 66 Treatises 19: Rivers and Canals 3 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 4
• 卷九十五 志第四十八 河渠五 Volume 95 Treatises 48: Rivers and Canals 5 History of Song 宋史 — count: 4

Collocations

• 高下在 (高下在) 高下在心 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 13
• 高下有水 (高下有水) 高下有水災曰大水 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 4
• 高下葆 (高下葆) 無高下葆澤以處 — Guanzi 管子, 地員第五十八 Chapter 58: Land Officials — count: 3
• 高下失 (高下失) 高下失其常倫 — Book of Wei 魏書, 卷19上 景穆十二王上 Volume 19a: Emperor Jingmu Twelve Princes 1 — count: 3
• 远近高下 (遠近高下) 遠近高下 — Guanzi 管子, 版法第七 Chapter 7: Ban Fa — count: 3
• 秩高下 (秩高下) 品秩高下 — Old Book of Tang 舊唐書, 卷四十五 志第二十五: 輿服 Volume 45 Treatises 25: Carriages and Clothes — count: 3
• 均高下 (均高下) 音均高下清濁之調 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷十六 志第六 律曆上 Volume 16 Treatises 6: Rhythm and the Calendar Part One — count: 2
• 高下低昂 (高下低昂) 高下低昂 — Book of Southern Qi 南齊書, 卷五十二 列傳第三十三 文學 Volume 52 Biographies 33: Men of Letters — count: 2
• 高下清浊 (高下清濁) 音均高下清濁之調 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷十六 志第六 律曆上 Volume 16 Treatises 6: Rhythm and the Calendar Part One — count: 2
• 姓高下 (姓高下) 空辨氏姓高下 — Book of Wei 魏書, 卷66 李崇 崔亮 Volume 66: Li Chong, Cui Liang — count: 2