chéng
shàng
xià

idiom
common

Meaning of 承上启下

承上启下 means to serve as a link between past and future; to connect the preceding and the following. Pronounced chéng shàng qǐ xià.

  • to serve as a link between past and future; to connect the preceding and the following

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
duàn
zài
wén
zhāng
zhōng
dào
le
chéng
shàng
xià
de
zuò
yòng
 

This paragraph serves as a transitional link between the preceding and following sections in the article.

Zhè
ge
shǐ
shí
shì
ge
chéng
shàng
xià
de
guān
jiàn
jiē
duàn
 

This historical period is a crucial transitional stage that connects the past and the future.

ge
hǎo
de
yǎn
jiǎng
zhě
yào
shàn
shǐ使
yòng
chéng
shàng
xià
de
zi
 

A good speaker needs to be skilled at using transitional sentences to connect ideas.