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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)
上手
shàngshǒu
to obtain
上映
shàngyìng
to show (a movie)
上年
shàngnián
last year
上房
shàngfáng
see [[正房<zhèngfáng>]]
上扬
shàngyáng
to rise (i.e. number increases)
上星
shàngxīng
to broadcast through satellite
上官
Shàngguān
two-character surname Shangguan
上帝
Shàngdì
God
上心
shàngxīn
carefully
上思
Shàngsī
Shangxi county in Fangchenggang [[防城港<Fángchénggǎng>]], Guangxi
上外
ShàngWài
abbr. for [[上海外國語大學|上海外国语大学<ShànghǎiWàiguóyǔDàxué>]]
上层
shàngcéng
upper layer
上文
shàngwén
preceding part of the text
上升
shàngshēng
to rise
上夜
shàngyè
to be on night duty
上天
shàngtiān
Heaven
上岸
shàngàn
to land
上市
shàngshì
to hit the market (of a new product)
上床
shàngchuáng
to go to bed
上弦
shàngxián
to wind
Example Sentences (10)
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
你吃过水果饭吗？你在饭馆的菜单上见过水果饭吗？你想学着做水果饭吗？
nǐ chī guo shuǐguǒ fàn ma? nǐ zài fànguǎn de càidān shàng jiàn guo shuǐguǒ fàn ma? nǐ xiǎng xué zhe zuò shuǐguǒ fàn ma?
Have you eaten fruit rice? Have you seen fruit rice on a restaurant menu? Do you want to learn to make fruit rice?
Text 4
我先去看了黄河，黄河是中国有名的大河，我坐在船上，一边看一边照相。
Wǒ xiān qù kàn le huáng hé, huáng hé shì zhōngguó yǒumíng de dàhé, wǒ zuò zài chuán shàng, yìbiān kàn yìbiān zhàoxiàng.
I went to see the Yellow River first. The Yellow River is a famous big river in China. I sat on a boat, looking and taking photos at the same time.
Text 4
明天，电视上说多云。怎么了？有事？
Míngtiān, diànshì shàng shuō duōyún. Zěnme le? Yǒu shì?
Tomorrow, the TV says it will be cloudy. What’s wrong? Something up?
Text 1
爱情是结婚的重要原因，但两个人共同生活，不仅需要浪漫的爱情，更需要性格上互相吸引。
Àiqíng shì jiéhūn de zhòngyào yuányīn,dàn liǎng gè rén gòngtóng shēnghuó,bùjǐn xūyào làngmàn de àiqíng,gèng xūyào xìnggé shàng hùxiāng xīyǐn.
Love is an important reason to get married, but for two people to live together, they not only need romantic love; more importantly, they need mutual attraction in terms of personality.
Text 5
桌子上有一个电脑和一本书。
Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yí gè diànnǎo hé yì běn shū.
There is a computer and a book on the table.
Text 1
每次下课前，我都会把下次学生需要带的东西写在黑板上，
Měi cì xià kè qián, wǒ dōu huì bǎ xià cì xuéshēng xūyào dài de dōngxi xiě zài hēibǎn shàng,
Before each class ends, I write on the blackboard the things students need to bring next time,
Text 4
一路上经过了很多地方，每个地方都不一样。
Yí lù shang jīng guò le hěn duō dì fāng, měi gè dì fāng dōu bù yí yàng.
Along the way, we went through many places, and each place was different.
Text 4
在啤酒节上，你可以喝到世界上不同地方的啤酒。
Zài píjiǔjié shàng, nǐ kěyǐ hēdào shìjiè shàng bùtóng dìfāng de píjiǔ.
At the beer festival, you can drink beer from different places around the world.
Text 4
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- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 15
- Word Frequency Rank
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