上 shàng

top; superior, highest; go up, send up

HSK 1 #16

DEFINITIONS

上 shàng
  • on top
  • upon
  • above
  • upper
  • previous
  • first (of multiple parts)
  • to climb
  • to get onto
  • to go up
  • to attend (class or university)
上 shǎng
  • see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

STROKES

上 stroke order diagram
上 stroke order animation

WORDS

上午 shàng wǔ
HSK 1
morning; CL:個|个[ge4]
晚上 wǎn shang
HSK 2
evening; night; CL:個|个[ge4]; in the evening
早上 zǎo shang
HSK 2
early morning; CL:個|个[ge4]
上班 shàng bān
HSK 2
to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
马上 mǎ shàng
HSK 3
at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)
上网 shàng wǎng
HSK 3
to go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet; (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net
上当 shàng dàng
HSK 5
taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped
上瘾 shàng yǐn
HSK 6
to get into a habit; to become addicted
上级 shàng jí
HSK 6
higher authorities; superiors; CL:個|个[ge4]
上任 shàng rèn
HSK 6
to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor
上游 shàng yóu
HSK 6
upper reaches (of a river); upper level; upper echelon; upstream
雪上加霜 xuě shàng jiā shuāng
HSK 6
to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another; to make things worse in a bad situation
不相上下 bù xiāng shàng xià
HSK 6
equally matched; about the same
上进 shàng jìn
HSK 6
to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself; to move forwards
锦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā
HSK 6
lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect; gilding the lily
上帝 shàng dì God
身上 shēn shang on the body; at hand; among
看上去 kàn shang qu it would appear; it seems (that)
事实上 shì shí shàng in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto
上面 shàng miàn on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shang4 mian5]
实际上 shí jì shàng in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice
路上 lù shang on the road; on a journey; road surface
上去 shàng qù to go up
上次 shàng cì last time
爱上 ài shàng to fall in love with; to be in love with
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