上
司

Boss in Chinese: 上司 (shàng si)

shàng si

boss

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1boss
  2. 2superior

Stroke order

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上
司

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄤˋ

shàng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄙ

si

˙/ neutral toneㄙ/ s

Example sentences

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  • 他对自己的上司很不满。

    tā duì zì jǐ de shàng si hěn bù mǎn。

    He is very dissatisfied with his boss.

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Related words

上

shàng

(bound form) up

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

公司

gōng sī

company

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

司机

sī jī

chauffeur

上当

shàng dàng

taken in (by sb's deceit)

车上

chē shàng

Car

地上

dì shang

on the ground

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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