高下

gāoxià
relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc)

CEDICT

  1. (literary) above and below; high and low
  2. (literary) more or less
  3. (literary) superiority and inferiority
  4. above and below; high and low
  5. more or less
  6. superiority and inferiority

Wiktionary

  1. 上下。
  2. 优劣。
  3. 多少。

重編國語辭典

  1. 竞赛优劣.
  2. 高和低.

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 高 gāo
  1. high
  2. tall
  3. above average
  4. loud
  5. your (honorific)
2 下 xià
  1. down
  2. downwards
  3. below
  4. lower
  5. later
  6. next (week etc)
  7. second (of two parts)
  8. to decline
  9. to go down
  10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. measure word to show the frequency of an action

Containing this entry

一较高下 yījiàogāoxià
  1. to compete against
  2. to measure oneself against
  3. to go head to head (see who is best)
不分高下 bùfēngāoxià
  1. equally matched
  2. not much to distinguish who is stronger
高下在心 gāoxiàzàixīn
分高下 fēngāoxià
一决高下 yījuégāoxià

Related entries

高低 gāodī
  1. height; level; (music) pitch
  2. relative superiority
  3. propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低 bùzhīgāodī)
  4. no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc)
  5. at long last
生活中有高低起伏。

In life there are ups and downs.

Source: Tatoeba

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 举国上下 jǔguóshàngxià "the entire nation")
  8. relative superiority (as in 不相上下 bùxiāngshàngxià "evenly matched")
他上下晃了晃头。

He shook his head up and down.

Source: Tatoeba