承上起下
Traditional form:
承上起下
Pinyin (reading):
chéngshàngqǐxià
Definitions:
- to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
Characters:
- 承 - to undertake, to bear, to accept a duty; inheritance
- 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
- 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
- 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
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