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(Bushou)		 一
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Decomp. 卜一
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Mandarin shàng; shǎng
Entry Methods
Pinyin shang4; shang3
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Results for 上
上 shàng (bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above
上 shǎng used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
Results beginning with 上
上海 Shàng hǎi Shanghai municipality (abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4])
上市 shàng shì to hit the market (of a new product) / to float (a company on the stock market)
上传 shàng chuán to upload
上面 shàng mian on top of / above-mentioned
上面 shàng miàn on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5]
上网 shàng wǎng 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
上午 shàng wǔ morning / CL:個|个[ge4]
上述 shàng shù aforementioned / above-mentioned
上路 shàng lù to start on a journey / to be on one's way
上涨 shàng zhǎng to rise / to go up
上升 shàng shēng to rise / to go up / to ascend
上去 shàng qù to go up
上来 shàng lái to come up / to approach / (verb complement indicating success)
上下 shàng xià up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about / more or less
上次 shàng cì last time
上班 shàng bān to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office
上帝 Shàng dì God
上门 shàng mén to drop in / to visit / to lock a door / (of a shop) to close / to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
上课 shàng kè to go to class / to attend class / to go to teach a class
上级 shàng jí higher authorities / superiors / CL:個|个[ge4]
上演 shàng yǎn to screen (a movie) / to stage (a play) / a screening / a staging
上前 shàng qián to advance / to step forward
上学 shàng xué to go to school / to attend school
上线 shàng xiàn to go online / to put sth online / to reach a specific standard / to put into production / handler (person who oversees and directs the activities of another person in a gang, spy ring etc)
上映 shàng yìng to screen / to show (a movie)
上方 shàng fāng place above (it) / upper part (of it)
上周 shàng zhōu last week
上天 shàng tiān Heaven / Providence / God / the sky above / to fly skywards / (euphemism) to die / to pass away / the previous day (or days)
上都 Shàng dū Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
上报 shàng bào to report to one's superiors / to appear in the news / to reply to a letter
上扬 shàng yáng (of prices etc) to rise
上当 shàng dàng taken in (by sb's deceit) / to be fooled / to be duped
上车 shàng chē to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
上场 shàng chǎng on stage / to go on stage / to take the field
上司 shàng si boss / superior
上个 shàng ge first (of two parts) / last (week etc) / previous / the above
上空 shàng kōng the skies above a certain place / (aviation) airspace / (Tw) topless
上页 shàng yè previous page
上床 shàng chuáng to go to bed / (coll.) to have sex
上架 shàng jià to put goods on shelves / (of a product) to be available for sale
上调 shàng tiáo to raise (prices) / to adjust upwards
上游 shàng yóu upper reaches (of a river) / upper level / upper echelon / upstream
上衣 shàng yī jacket / upper outer garment / CL:件[jian4]
上山 shàng shān to climb a hill / to go to the mountains / (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons) / to pass away / (of the sun or moon) to rise
上将 shàng jiàng general / admiral / air chief marshal
上身 shàng shēn upper part of the body
上限 shàng xiàn upper bound
上岗 shàng gǎng to take up one's post / to go on duty / to take up a job
上手 shàng shǒu to obtain / to master / overhand (serve etc) / seat of honor
上官 shàng guān high-ranking official / superior
上诉 shàng sù to appeal (a judicial case) / appeal
上阵 shàng zhèn to go into battle
上台 shàng tái to rise to power (in politics) / to go on stage (in the theater)
上行 shàng xíng (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital) / (of river boats) to go against the current / to submit (a document) to higher authorities
上任 shàng rèn to take office / previous (incumbent) / predecessor
上街 shàng jiē to go onto the streets / to go shopping
上马 shàng mǎ to get on a horse / to mount
上校 shàng xiào high ranking officer in Chinese army / colonel
上楼 shàng lóu to go upstairs
上古 shàng gǔ the distant past / ancient times / antiquity / early historical times
上层 shàng céng upper layer
上好 shàng hǎo first-rate / top-notch
上乘 shàng chéng first-class / best quality / also pr. [shang4 sheng4]
上月 shàng yuè last month
上书 shàng shū to write a letter (to the authorities) / to present a petition
上尉 shàng wèi captain (military rank)
上榜 shàng bǎng to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam) / to make the list / (of a song) to hit the charts
上万 shàng wàn over ten thousand / fig. untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands
上头 shàng tou above / on top of / on the surface of
上头 shàng tóu (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one’s head / (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head / to capture one's attention / (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait)
上等 shàng děng highest quality / top-notch
上旬 shàng xún first third of a month
上年 shàng nián last year
上部 shàng bù upper section
上进 shàng jìn to make progress / to do better / fig. ambitious to improve oneself / to move forwards
上机 shàng jī embarkation
上边 shàng bian the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up
上岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)
上交 shàng jiāo to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places
上风 shàng fēng on the up / currently winning / rising (in popularity etc)
上缴 shàng jiǎo to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities
上汽 Shàng Qì abbr. for 上海汽車工業集團|上海汽车工业集团, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC)
上载 shàng zǎi to upload / also pr. [shang4 zai4]
上载 shàng zài to upload
上流 shàng liú upper class
上访 shàng fǎng to seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition for sth
上火 shàng huǒ to get angry / to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
上吊 shàng diào to hang oneself
上船 shàng chuán to get on the boat
上浮 shàng fú to float up
上位 shàng wèi seat of honor / person in a high-ranking position / to be promoted to a more senior role / (genetics) epistatic
上瘾 shàng yǐn to get into a habit / to become addicted
上牌 shàng pái to obtain a license plate
上苍 shàng cāng heaven
上篮 shàng lán (basketball) layup
上色 shàng sè top-quality / top-grade
上色 shàng shǎi to color (a picture etc) / to dye (fabric etc) / to stain (furniture etc)
上证 Shàng Zhèng Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), abbr. for 上海證券交易所|上海证券交易所[Shang4 hai3 Zheng4 quan4 Jiao1 yi4 suo3]
上品 shàng pǐn top-quality
上装 shàng zhuāng upper garment
上皮 shàng pí epithelium
上文 shàng wén preceding part of the text
上钩 shàng gōu to take the bait
上菜 shàng cài to serve food
上口 shàng kǒu to be able to read aloud fluently / to be suitable (easy enough) for reading aloud
上锁 shàng suǒ to lock / to be locked
上佳 shàng jiā excellent / outstanding / great
上水 Shàng shuǐ upper reaches (of a river) / to go upstream / to add some water / to water (a crop etc)
上座 shàng zuò seat of honor
上房 shàng fáng see 正房[zheng4 fang2]
上肢 shàng zhī upper limb
上坡 shàng pō uphill / upslope / to move upwards / to climb a slope
上外 Shàng Wài abbr. for 上海外國語大學|上海外国语大学[Shang4 hai3 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]
上臂 shàng bì upper arm
上工 shàng gōng to go to work / to start work
上供 shàng gòng to make offerings (to gods or ancestors) / to offer gifts to superiors in order to win their favor
上环 shàng huán (coll.) to be fitted with an IUD / (of a doctor) to insert an IUD
上唇 shàng chún upper lip / (entomology) labrum
上疏 shàng shū (of a court official) to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
上标 shàng biāo superscript
上达 shàng dá to reach the higher authorities
上弦 shàng xián to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc / to tighten the string of a bow, violin etc / first quarter (phase of the moon)
上坟 shàng fén to visit a grave
上膛 shàng táng roof of the mouth / to load a gun
上颌 shàng hé maxilla (upper jaw)
上谕 shàng yù imperial edict
上声 shǎng shēng falling and rising tone / third tone in modern Mandarin
上算 shàng suàn to be worthwhile / to be worth it
上梁 shàng liáng to lay an upper beam / (a building's) upper beam / (a bicycle's) top tube
上税 shàng shuì to pay taxes
上款 shàng kuǎn addressee / name of recipient on painting or scroll
上刑 shàng xíng severe punishment / worst punishment / to torture
上合 Shàng - Hé SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) (abbr. for 上海合作組織|上海合作组织[Shang4hai3 He2zuo4 Zu3zhi1])
上半 shàng bàn first half
上辈 shàng bèi ancestors / one's elders
上膘 shàng biāo (of livestock) to fatten up / to put on weight
上蔡 Shàng cài Shangcai county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan
上齿 shàng chǐ upper teeth
上代 shàng dài previous generation
上第 shàng dì top notch / highest quality
上分 shàng fēn (coll.) (gaming) to progress to the next level / to level up
上峰 shàng fēng peak / summit / (old) higher authorities / superiors
上覆 shàng fù to inform
上杆 shàng gān backswing (golf)
上高 Shàng gāo Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
上颔 shàng hàn mandible
上杭 Shàng háng Shanghang, county-level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
上合 Shàng Hé SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) / abbr. for 上海合作組織|上海合作组织[Shang4 hai3 He2 zuo4 Zu3 zhi1]
上浣 shàng huàn first ten days of a lunar month
上回 shàng huí last time / the previous time
Approximate Results for 上
以上 yǐ shàng that level or higher / that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
网上 wǎng shàng online
身上 shēn shang on the body / at hand / among
晚上 wǎn shang evening / night / CL:個|个[ge4] / in the evening
马上 mǎ shàng at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force)
加上 jiā shàng plus / to put in / to add / to add on / to add into / in addition / on top of that
地上 dì shang on the ground / on the floor
早上 zǎo shang early morning / CL:個|个[ge4]
楼上 lóu shàng upstairs / (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
路上 lù shang on the road / on the way / en route
之上 zhī shàng above
头上 tóu shàng overhead / above
向上 xiàng shàng upward / up / to advance / to try to improve oneself / to make progress
爱上 ài shàng to fall in love with / to be in love with
线上 xiàn shàng online
天上 tiān shàng the sky / the heavens
遇上 yù shàng to come across (sb) / to run into
史上 shǐ shàng in history
世上 shì shàng on earth
穿上 chuān shang to put on (clothes etc)
街上 jiē shang on the street / in town
闭上 bì shang to close / to shut up
海上 hǎi shàng maritime
山上 Shān shàng Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
登上 dēng shàng to climb over / to ascend onto / to mount
皇上 huáng shang the emperor / Your majesty the emperor / His imperial majesty
带上 dài shàng to take along with one
踏上 tà shàng to set foot on / to step on or into
台上 tái shàng on stage
至上 zhì shàng supreme / paramount / above all else
水上 shuǐ shàng on water / aquatic
考上 kǎo shàng to pass a university entrance exam
船上 chuán shàng aboard
爬上 pá shàng to climb up
碰上 pèng shàng to run into / to come upon / to meet
赶上 gǎn shàng to keep up with / to catch up with / to overtake / to chance upon / in time for
关上 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
追上 zhuī shàng to overtake
戴上 dài shang to put on (hat etc)
跟上 gēn shàng to catch up with / to keep pace with
当上 dāng shang to take up duty as / to assume a position / to assume / to take on (an office)
看上 kàn shàng to look upon / to take a fancy to / to fall for
顶上 dǐng shàng on top of / at the summit
班上 bān shàng (in the) class
同上 tóng shàng as above / ditto / idem
插上 chā shang to plug into / to insert / to stick in
染上 rǎn shàng to catch (a disease) / to get (a bad habit)
献上 xiàn shàng to offer (respectfully) / to present
报上 bào shàng in the newspaper
北上 běi shàng to go up north
接上 jiē shàng to connect (a cable etc) / to hook up (a device) / to resume (a conversation) / to set (a bone)
无上 wú shàng supreme
盖上 gài shang to cover
奉上 fèng shàng to offer
沪上 Hù shàng alternative name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / at (or in) Shanghai
岸上 àn shàng ashore / on the riverbank
附上 fù shàng attached / included herewith
陆上 lù shàng land-based / on land
府上 fǔ shàng (polite) your home / residence
村上 Cūn shàng Murakami (Japanese surname)
升上 shēng shàng (of an employee) to be promoted to (a higher rank) / (of a student) to enter (a higher grade at school)
锁上 suǒ shàng to lock / to lock up
说上 shuō shàng to say / to speak / to talk
太上 tài shàng title of respect for taoists
井上 jǐng shàng Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay")
圣上 shèng shàng courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
迷上 mí shàng to become fascinated with / to become obsessed with
跨上 kuà shàng to mount (a horse, bike, flight of stairs, rickshaw etc)
扣上 kòu shàng to buckle up / to fasten
右上 yòu shàng upper right
左上 zuǒ shàng upper left
敬上 jìng shàng yours truly / yours sincerely (at the end of a letter)
垫上 diàn shàng to pay for sb
犯上 fàn shàng to offend one's superiors
池上 Chí shàng Chihshang or Chihshang township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
端上 duān shàng to serve (food, tea etc)
对上 duì shàng to fit one into the other / to bring two things into contact
镀上 dù shàng to plate (with gold, silver etc)
浮上 fú shàng to float up / to rise to the surface / fig. to rise in the world
杠上 gàng shàng to get into a dispute with
合上 hé shàng to close (box, book, mouth etc)
淮上 Huái shàng Huaishang, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4bu4 Shi4], Anhui
患上 huàn shang to come down with / to be afflicted with (an illness)
谨上 jǐn shàng respectfully yours (in closing a letter)
系上 jì shang to tie on / to buckle up / to fasten
铆上 mǎo shàng to go all out / to rise to
赔上 péi shàng to pay for sth with the loss of (one's health etc) / to have sth come at the cost of (one's reputation etc)
甩上 shuǎi shàng to slam (a door) / to fling up / to splash up
溯上 sù shàng tsunami run-up / run-up
为上 wéi shàng to be valued above all else
汶上 Wèn shàng Wenshang County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong / classically, upper reaches of Wen River in Shandong, used to refer to Qi 齊國|齐国[Qi2 guo2]
形上 xíng shàng metaphysics
筵上 yán shǎng feast
颍上 Yǐng shàng Yingshang, a county in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[Fu4yang2], Anhui
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世界上 shì jiè shàng (of the) world
实际上 shí jì shàng in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact / in practice
事实上 shì shí shàng in fact / in reality / actually / as a matter of fact / de facto / ipso facto
基本上 jī běn shang basically / on the whole
看上去 kàn shang qu it would appear / it seems (that)
表面上 biǎo miàn shang outwardly / superficially / on the face of it
理论上 lǐ lùn shàng in theory / theoretically
比不上 bǐ bù shàng can't compare with
原则上 yuán zé shang in principle / generally
谈不上 tán bu shàng to be out of the question
称得上 chēng de shàng can be counted as
本质上 běn zhì shàng essentially / inherent
跟不上 gēn bu shàng not able to keep up with
实质上 shí zhì shàng virtually / essentially
法律上 fǎ lu:4 shàng de jure
心上人 xīn shàng rén sweetheart / one's beloved
说不上 shuō bu shàng to be unable to say or tell / to not be worth mentioning
顾不上 gù bu shàng cannot attend to or manage
找上门 zhǎo shàng mén to come to sb's door / to call on sb
赶不上 gǎn bù shàng can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake
名义上 míng yì shàng nominally
大体上 dà tǐ shàng overall / in general terms
占上风 zhàn shàng fēng to take the lead / to gain the upper hand
早上好 zǎo shang hǎo Good morning!
肾上腺 shèn shàng xiàn adrenal glands
晚上好 wǎn shàng hǎo Good evening!
桌上型 zhuō shàng xíng desktop
吃不上 chī bu shàng unable to get anything to eat / to miss a meal
气头上 qì tóu shàng in a fit of anger (idiom) / in a temper
太上皇 Tài shàng huáng Taishang Huang / Retired Emperor / father of the reigning emperor / fig. puppet master
床上戏 chuáng shàng xì sex scene (in a movie etc)
历史上 lì shǐ shàng historical / in history
座上客 zuò shàng kè guest of honor
犯不上 fàn bu shàng see 犯不著|犯不着[fan4 bu5 zhao2]
挨不上 āi bù shàng to be irrelevant / to be superfluous
半以上 bàn yǐ shàng more than half
北上广 Běi Shàng Guǎng Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou / abbr. for 北京、上海、廣州|北京、上海、广州
池上乡 Chí shàng xiāng Chishang or Chihshang township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
村上隆 Cūn shàng Lōng Murakami Takashi (1963-), Japanese artist
带上门 dài shàng mén to close the door (when going through it)
堵床上 dǔ chuáng shàng (coll.) to catch an adulterous couple in the act
对不上 duì bù shàng to disagree / I can't agree with that.
犯得上 fàn de shàng worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)
冈上肌 gāng shàng jī supraspinatus muscle
高大上 gāo dà shàng (slang) high-end, elegant, and classy / abbr. for 高端大氣上檔次|高端大气上档次
够得上 gòu de shàng to be good enough to be regarded as / to meet the standard expected of
淮上区 Huái shàng qū Huaishang, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4bu4 Shi4], Anhui
井上靖 jǐng shàng jìng Yasushi
挤上去 jǐ shàng qu to squeeze oneself up into (a crowded vehicle etc)
泷上町 lóng shàng tǐng Takinoue,
马上风 mǎ shàng fēng death during sexual intercourse
难上难 nán shàng nán extremely difficult / even more difficult
女上位 nu:3 shàng wèi woman-on-top sex position
捧上天 pěng shàng tiān to praise to the skies / to shower with excessive praise
气头上 qì tóu shang (in) a fit of anger / (in) a foul mood
山上乡 Shān shàng xiāng Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
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