The "up/down" metaphors,often found in our daily life,have developed richly metaphorical meanings in their spatial senses.
由“上/下(up/down)”域产生的隐喻是应用最普遍的一种方位隐喻,它以“上/下(up/down)”的空间意义为核心拓展出一系列丰富的隐喻意义。
In contemporary Chinese, “shang/xia” can be used not only as nouns but also as verbs.
“上/下”是现代汉语中的基本词语,其意义繁多、用法复杂。
