承上啟下

Chinese

		to bear; to carry; to hold to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	to open; to start	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
trad. (承上啟下/承上啓下)		承	上	啟/啓	下
simp. (承上启下)		承	上	启	下
alternative forms		承上起下

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngshàngqǐxià

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngshàngqǐxià
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngshàngcǐsià
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-shang⁴-chʻi³-hsia⁴
    • Yale: chéng-shàng-chǐ-syà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngshanqchiishiah
    • Palladius: чэншанцися (čɛnšancisja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

Idiom

承上啟下

1. to form a connecting link between the preceding and the following