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火上加油
huǒ shàng jiā yóu
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to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation;
to enrage people and make matters worse
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走马上任
zǒu mǎ shàng rèn
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to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity;
to undertake a task
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上坡路
shàng pō lù
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uphill road;
slope up;
fig. upward trend;
progress
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上书
shàng shū
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to write a letter (to the authorities);
to present a petition
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村上
cūn shàng
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Murakami (Japanese surname)
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说不上
shuō bu shàng
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to be unable to say or tell;
to not be worth mentioning
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一拥而上
yī yōng ér shàng
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to swarm around;
flocking (to see)
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形而上学
xíng ér shàng xué
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metaphysics
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甚嚣尘上
shèn xiāo chén shàng
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clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor;
to raise a tremendous stink
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自上而下
zì shàng ér xià
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top-down
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上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
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lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
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上等兵
shàng děng bīng
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private first class (army rank)
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上纲上线
shàng gāng shàng xiàn
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to criticize (as a matter of principle)
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上高
shàng gāo
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Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
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座上客
zuò shàng kè
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guest of honor
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新官上任三把火
xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ
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(of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
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圣上
shèng shàng
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courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
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赤膊上阵
chì bó shàng zhèn
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lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom);
fig. to go all out;
to come out in the open
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跃然纸上
yuè rán zhǐ shàng
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to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc);
to stand out markedly
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青云直上
qīng yún zhí shàng
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rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post;
meteoric career
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上层建筑
shàng céng jiàn zhù
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superstructure
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上座
shàng zuò
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seat of honor
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上水
shàng shuǐ
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Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong);
upper reaches (of a river);
to go upstream;
to add some water;
to water (a crop etc)
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上首
shàng shǒu
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seat of honor;
first place
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跨上
kuà shàng
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to mount (a horse, bike, flight of stairs, rickshaw etc)
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