承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià

forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
  2. 2. to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition

Characters

Character Meaning
承 chéng HSK 5
to receive; to continue; to undertake
上 shàng HSK 1
to go up; on top; above
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down