上下五千年

Shàngxià Wǔ Qiānnián
Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章 Cáo Yúzhāng

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 上下 shàngxià
  1. the top and bottom of sth
  2. the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom
  3. to go up and down
  4. before and after (as in 上下文 shàngxiàwén "context")
  5. (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so
  6. (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦 shàngxiàhémù "harmony between superiors and subordinates")
  7. all members of a group (as in 舉國上下 jǔguóshàngxià "the entire nation")
  8. relative superiority (as in 不相上下 bùxiāngshàngxià "evenly matched")
2 五 wǔ
  1. five
  2. 5
3 千年 qiānnián millennium