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上
shàng
1.
on top
2.
upon
3.
above
4.
upper
5.
previous
6.
first (of multiple parts)
7.
to climb
8.
to get onto
9.
to go up
10.
to attend (class or university)
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
上下
shàngxià
up and down
上乘
shàngchéng
first-class
上交
shàngjiāo
to hand over to
上代
shàngdài
previous generation
上任
shàngrèn
to take office
上位
shàngwèi
top seat
上来
shànglái
to come up
上供
shànggòng
to make offerings (to gods or ancestors)
上个
shàngge
first (of two parts)
上传
shàngchuán
to upload
上前
shàngqián
to advance
上午
shàngwǔ
morning
上半
shàngbàn
first half
上去
shàngqù
to go up
上口
shàngkǒu
to be able to read aloud fluently
上古
shànggǔ
the distant past
上台
shàngtái
to rise to power (in politics)
上司
shàngsi
boss
上合
ShàngHé
SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation)
上吊
shàngdiào
to hang oneself
Example Sentences (10)
你还记得王红吗？我在报纸上看到一篇关于她的新闻，她现在已经是一个有名的作家了。
Nǐ hái jìde Wáng Hóng ma? Wǒ zài bàozhǐ shàng kàndào yì piān guānyú tā de xīnwén, tā xiànzài yǐjīng shì yí gè yǒumíng de zuòjiā le.
Do you still remember Wang Hong? I saw a news story about her in the newspaper, and she is already a famous writer now.
Text 3
最近天气越来越凉快了，风一刮，草地上就会有一层厚厚的黄叶，看来秋天已经到了。
Zuìjìn tiānqì yuè lái yuè liángkuài le, fēng yì guā, cǎodì shàng jiù huì yǒu yì céng hòu hòu de huángyè, kànlái qiūtiān yǐjīng dào le.
Lately the weather has been getting cooler and cooler; when the wind blows, there will be a thick layer of yellow leaves on the grass; it seems autumn has already arrived.
Text 1
我昨天晚上做了一个特别奇怪的梦，梦到自己正在一座桥上走，走着走着，突然开过来一辆车，非常危险，接着又梦见我跳到车上，跟警察一起抓住了一个坏人。
Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshang zuò le yī gè tèbié qíguài de mèng, mèngdào zìjǐ zhèngzài yī zuò qiáo shàng zǒu, zǒuzhe zǒuzhe, tūrán kāi guòlái yī liàng chē, fēicháng wēixiǎn, jiēzhe yòu mèngjiàn wǒ tiào dào chē shàng, gēn jǐngchá yīqǐ zhuāzhù le yī gè huàirén.
Last night I had a very strange dream: I dreamed I was walking on a bridge, and as I was walking, a car suddenly drove over, which was very dangerous. Then I dreamed I jumped onto the car and, together with the police, caught a bad guy.
Text 3
地球上大约71%的地方是蓝色的海洋，在美丽的海底世界里，生活着各种各样的植物和动物。
Dìqiú shàng dàyuē bǎi fēn zhī qīshíyī de dìfāng shì lánsè de hǎiyáng, zài měilì de hǎidǐ shìjiè lǐ, shēnghuó zhe gè zhǒng gè yàng de zhíwù hé dòngwù.
About 71% of the Earth is the blue ocean. In the beautiful underwater world, all kinds of plants and animals live.
Text 5
桌子上放着很多饮料，你喝什么？
Zhuōzi shàng fàngzhe hěn duō yǐnliào, nǐ hē shénme?
There are many drinks on the table. What do you want to drink?
Text 4
你们上火车后看见王老师了吗？
Nǐmen shàng huǒchē hòu kànjiàn Wáng lǎoshī le ma?
Did you see Teacher Wang after you got on the train?
Text 1
椅子上有一本中文书，那是谁的书？
Yǐzi shàng yǒu yì běn zhōngwén shū, nà shì shéi de shū?
There is a Chinese book on the chair. Whose book is that?
Text 2
我昨天晚上做了一个特别奇怪的梦，梦到自己正在一座桥上走，走着走着，突然开过来一辆车，非常危险，接着又梦见我跳到车上，跟警察一起抓住了一个坏人。
Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshang zuò le yī gè tèbié qíguài de mèng, mèngdào zìjǐ zhèngzài yī zuò qiáo shàng zǒu, zǒuzhe zǒuzhe, tūrán kāi guòlái yī liàng chē, fēicháng wēixiǎn, jiēzhe yòu mèngjiàn wǒ tiào dào chē shàng, gēn jǐngchá yīqǐ zhuāzhù le yī gè huàirén.
Last night I had a very strange dream: I dreamed I was walking on a bridge, and as I was walking, a car suddenly drove over, which was very dangerous. Then I dreamed I jumped onto the car and, together with the police, caught a bad guy.
Text 3
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 15
- Word Frequency Rank
- 49 of 84,292