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1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven

上有政策，下有对策

shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè

1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

那，拿我朋友小周做例子吧，小周你也熟悉吧，当初名校毕业，家人都对他寄予厚望，原来他在银行业也做得风生水起，游刃有余的。

nà ，ná wǒ péngyou Xiǎo Zhōu zuò lìzi ba ，Xiǎo Zhōu nǐ yě shúxī ba ，dāngchū míngxiào bìyè ，jiārén dōu duì tā jìyǔ hòuwàng ，yuánlái tā zài yínhángyè yě zuò de fēngshēngshuǐqǐ ，yóurènyǒuyú de 。

Then, take my friend Xiaozhou as an example. You know Xiaozhou, right? He graduated from a famous school, and his family had high hopes for him. He started out really making a mark when he was working at a bank, handling his job with ease.

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现在我是心有余而力不足了，稍微熬一点儿夜，第二天就忍不住打盹儿。

xiànzài wǒ shì xīnyǒuyúérlìbùzú le ，shāowēi áo yīdiǎnr yè ，dìèrtiān jiù rěnbuzhù dǎdǔnr 。

Now I’ve the will but not the energy and a few late nights and the next day I can’t help snoring.

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比上不足，比下有余。知足吧。

bǐshàngbùzú ， bǐxiàyǒuyú 。zhīzú ba 。

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我前几天去广州，一顿饭吃得我到现在还是心有余悸。

wǒ qián jǐ tiān qù Guǎngzhōu ，yī dùn fàn chī de wǒ dào xiànzài hái shì xīnyǒuyújì 。

A few days ago I went to Guangzhou. I still have some lingering fears about a meal I ate there.

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