- 能上能下
- néngshàngnéngxiàbe ready to work either at the top or at the grass roots; be ready to accept a higher or a lower post* * *neng2 shang4 neng2 xia4ready to take any job, high or low* * *能上能下néng shàng néng xiàable to work both at the top and down below; be able to work at both higher and lower levels; be ready to accept a higher or lower post; be ready to work at any post, high or low; be ready to work both at the top or at the grass roots:干部要能上能下。 A cadre should be ready to take a lower as well as a higher post.* * *能上能下|能上能下 [néng shàng néng xià] ► ready to take any job, high or low
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.