上

(bound form) up in Chinese: 上 (shàng)

shàng

(bound form) up

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1(bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. 2first (of multiple parts)
  3. 3to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. 4to attend (class or university)
  5. 5(directional complement) up
  6. 6(noun suffix) on; above

Stroke order

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上

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄤˋ

shàng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 参见上文。

    cān jiàn shàng wén。

    See above.

  • 感谢上帝。

    gǎn xiè shàng dì。

    Thank God.

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Related words

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

晚上

wǎn shang

evening

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

马上

mǎ shàng

at once

上网

shàng wǎng

to go online

上当

shàng dàng

taken in (by sb's deceit)

车上

chē shàng

Car

地上

dì shang

on the ground

关上

guān shàng

to close (a door)

楼上

lóu shàng

upstairs

路上

lù shang

on the road

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