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上山
shàngshān
1. to go uphill
2. to spin cocoon (silkworms)
3. to pass away
Common • Top 11%

Character Breakdown

上
shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
HSK 1 3 丶
山
shān
mountain, hill, peak
HSK 3 3 丶

Compound Words (1)

上山下乡
shàngshānxiàxiāng
to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers)

Example Sentences (1)

上山容易下山难，你不知道？
shàng shān róng yì xià shān nán, nǐ bù zhīdao?
Going uphill is easy, going downhill is hard—don't you know?
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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
9,425 of 84,292