上下五千年

Traditional form:

上下五千年

Pinyin (reading):

Shàngxià Wǔ Qiānnián

Definitions:

• Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章／曹余章 ( Cáo Yúzhāng)

Characters:

• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
• 五 - five; surname
• 千 - thousand; many, numerous; very
• 年 - year; anniversary; a person's age

Traditional characters:

• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
• 五 - five; surname
• 千 - thousand; many, numerous; very
• 年 - year; anniversary; a person's age