| 上级 | shàng jí | higher authorities / superiors / CL:個|个[ge4] |   |
| 上峰 | shàng fēng | peak / summit / (old) higher authorities / superiors | |
| 大人 | dà ren | adult / grownup / title of respect toward superiors | |
| 上报 | shàng bào | to report to one's superiors / to appear in the news / to reply to a letter | |
| 犯上 | fàn shàng | to offend one's superiors | |
| 上供 | shàng gòng | to make offerings (to gods or ancestors) / to offer gifts to superiors in order to win their favor | |
| 令箭 | lìng jiàn | arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority) / fig. instructions from one's superiors | |
| 上行下效 | shàng xíng xià xiào | subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom) | |
| 贽 |  zhì | gifts to superiors | |
| 扒高踩低 | pá gāo cǎi dī | crawl high, step low (idiom) / unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors / toadying and bullying | |
| 瞒上欺下 | mán shàng qī xià | to deceive one's superiors and bully one's subordinates (idiom) | |
| 以下犯上 | yǐ xià fàn shàng | to disrespect one's superiors / to offend one's elders | |
| 犯讳 | fàn huì | to use the tabooed name 名諱|名讳[ming2 hui4] of hierarchical superiors (old) / to violate a taboo / to use a taboo word or character | |
