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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
上 shàng	上 \| 上* \| *上	(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	HSK 1


上午 shàngwǔ	上午 \| 上午* \| *上午	morning / CL: 個｜个	HSK 1


晚上 wǎnshang	晚上 \| 晚上* \| *晚上	evening / night / CL: 個｜个 / in the evening	HSK 2


早上 zǎoshang	早上 \| 早上* \| *早上	early morning / CL: 個｜个	HSK 2


马上 mǎshàng	马上 \| 马上* \| *马上	at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force)	馬上 HSK 3


上网 shàngwǎng	上网 \| 上网* \| *上网	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	上網 HSK 3


上级 shàngjí	上级 \| 上级* \| *上级	higher authorities / superiors / CL: 個｜个	上級 HSK 6


上进 shàngjìn	上进 \| 上进* \| *上进	to make progress / to do better / fig. ambitious to improve oneself / to move forwards	上進 HSK 6


上游 shàngyóu	上游 \| 上游* \| *上游	upper reaches (of a river) / upper level / upper echelon / upstream	HSK 6


上瘾 shàngyǐn	上瘾 \| 上瘾* \| *上瘾	to get into a habit / to become addicted	上癮 HSK 6


雪上加霜 xuěshàngjiāshuāng	雪上加霜 \| 雪上加霜* \| *雪上加霜	(idiom) to make matters even worse / to add insult to injury	HSK 6


锦上添花 jǐnshàngtiānhuā	锦上添花 \| 锦上添花* \| *锦上添花	lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom) / fig. to give sth additional splendor / to provide the crowning touch / (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off	錦上添花 HSK 6


上 shǎng	上 \| 上* \| *上	used in 上聲｜上声


上海 Shànghǎi	上海 \| 上海* \| *上海	Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬｜沪


网上 wǎngshàng	网上 \| 网上* \| *网上	online	網上


以上 yǐshàng	以上 \| 以上* \| *以上	that level or higher / that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.


之上 zhīshàng	之上 \| 之上* \| *之上	above


上路 shànglù	上路 \| 上路* \| *上路	to start on a journey / to be on one's way


上方 shàngfāng	上方 \| 上方* \| *上方	place above (it) / upper part (of it)


上传 shàngchuán	上传 \| 上传* \| *上传	to upload	上傳


上下 shàngxià	上下 \| 上下* \| *上下	up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about


上市 shàngshì	上市 \| 上市* \| *上市	to hit the market (of a new product) / to float (a company on the stock market)


上部 shàngbù	上部 \| 上部* \| *上部	upper section


上榜 shàngbǎng	上榜 \| 上榜* \| *上榜	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


向上 xiàngshàng	向上 \| 向上* \| *向上	upward / up / to advance / to try to improve oneself / to make progress


上限 shàngxiàn	上限 \| 上限* \| *上限	upper bound


上次 shàngcì	上次 \| 上次* \| *上次	last time


上头 shàngtóu	上头 \| 上头* \| *上头	(of alcohol) to go to one's head / (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun / (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time	上頭


上头 shàngtou	上头 \| 上头* \| *上头	above / on top of / on the surface of	上頭


上空 shàngkōng	上空 \| 上空* \| *上空	overhead / in the sky


上手 shàngshǒu	上手 \| 上手* \| *上手	to obtain / to master / overhand (serve etc) / seat of honor


上线 shàngxiàn	上线 \| 上线* \| *上线	to go online / to put sth online	上線


身上 shēnshang	身上 \| 身上* \| *身上	on the body / at hand / among


上周 shàngzhōu	上周 \| 上周* \| *上周	last week


街上 jiēshang	街上 \| 街上* \| *街上	on the street / in town


上映 shàngyìng	上映 \| 上映* \| *上映	to screen; to show (a movie)


上位 shàngwèi	上位 \| 上位* \| *上位	seat of honor / person in a high-ranking position / to be promoted to a more senior role / (genetics) epistatic


比不上 bǐbùshàng	比不上 \| 比不上* \| *比不上	can't compare with


路上 lùshang	路上 \| 路上* \| *路上	on the road / on a journey / road surface


加上 jiāshàng	加上 \| 加上* \| *加上	plus / to put in / to add / to add on / to add into / in addition / on top of that


上述 shàngshù	上述 \| 上述* \| *上述	aforementioned / above-mentioned


上班 shàngbān	上班 \| 上班* \| *上班	to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office


上升 shàngshēng	上升 \| 上升* \| *上升	to rise / to go up / to ascend


上司 shàngsi	上司 \| 上司* \| *上司	boss / superior


上去 shàngqù	上去 \| 上去* \| *上去	to go up


上将 shàngjiàng	上将 \| 上将* \| *上将	general / admiral / air chief marshal	上將


右上 yòushàng	右上 \| 右上* \| *右上	upper right


上旬 shàngxún	上旬 \| 上旬* \| *上旬	first third of a month


上衣 shàngyī	上衣 \| 上衣* \| *上衣	jacket / upper outer garment / CL: 件


上下文 shàngxiàwén	上下文 \| 上下文* \| *上下文	(textual) context


上门 shàngmén	上门 \| 上门* \| *上门	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	上門


线上 xiànshàng	线上 \| 线上* \| *线上	online	線上


上床 shàngchuáng	上床 \| 上床* \| *上床	to go to bed / (coll.) to have sex


上证 Shàng Zhèng	上证 \| 上证* \| *上证	Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), abbr. for 上海證券交易所｜上海证券交易所	上證


上前 shàngqián	上前 \| 上前* \| *上前	to advance; to step forward


水上 Shuǐshàng	水上 \| 水上* \| *水上	Shuishang Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣｜嘉义县, west Taiwan


水上 shuǐshàng	水上 \| 水上* \| *水上	on water / aquatic


上高 Shànggāo	上高 \| 上高* \| *上高	Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi


上课 shàngkè	上课 \| 上课* \| *上课	to go to class / to attend class / to go to teach a class	上課


上涨 shàngzhǎng	上涨 \| 上涨* \| *上涨	to rise / to go up	上漲


上浮 shàngfú	上浮 \| 上浮* \| *上浮	to float up


上架 shàngjià	上架 \| 上架* \| *上架	to put goods on shelves / (of a product) to be available for sale


上学 shàngxué	上学 \| 上学* \| *上学	to go to school / to attend school	上學


上文 shàngwén	上文 \| 上文* \| *上文	preceding part of the text


上饶 Shàngráo	上饶 \| 上饶* \| *上饶	Shangrao, prefecture-level city and county in Jiangxi	上饒


爱上 àishàng	爱上 \| 爱上* \| *爱上	to fall in love with / to be in love with	愛上


附上 fùshàng	附上 \| 附上* \| *附上	attached / included herewith


北上 běishàng	北上 \| 北上* \| *北上	to go up north


至上 zhìshàng	至上 \| 至上* \| *至上	supreme / paramount / above all else


上帝 Shàngdì	上帝 \| 上帝* \| *上帝	God


上吊 shàngdiào	上吊 \| 上吊* \| *上吊	to hang oneself


上古 shànggǔ	上古 \| 上古* \| *上古	the distant past / ancient times / antiquity / early historical times


上天 shàngtiān	上天 \| 上天* \| *上天	Heaven; Providence; God / the sky above / to fly skywards / (euphemism) to die; to pass away / the previous day (or days)


上汽 Shàng Qì	上汽 \| 上汽* \| *上汽	abbr. for 上海汽車工業集團｜上海汽车工业集团, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC)


左上 zuǒshàng	左上 \| 左上* \| *左上	upper left


上当 shàngdàng	上当 \| 上当* \| *上当	taken in (by sb's deceit) / to be fooled / to be duped	上當


上座 shàngzuò	上座 \| 上座* \| *上座	seat of honor


上万 shàngwàn	上万 \| 上万* \| *上万	over ten thousand / fig. untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands	上萬


自上而下 zìshàng'érxià	自上而下 \| 自上而下* \| *自上而下	top-down


上报 shàngbào	上报 \| 上报* \| *上报	to report to one's superiors / to appear in the news / to reply to a letter	上報


天上 tiānshàng	天上 \| 天上* \| *天上	celestial / heavenly


世上 shìshàng	世上 \| 世上* \| *世上	on earth


上身 shàngshēn	上身 \| 上身* \| *上身	upper part of the body


上流 shàngliú	上流 \| 上流* \| *上流	upper class


上缴 shàngjiǎo	上缴 \| 上缴* \| *上缴	to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities	上繳


掌上明珠 zhǎngshàngmíngzhū	掌上明珠 \| 掌上明珠* \| *掌上明珠	lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom) / fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)


上山 shàngshān	上山 \| 上山* \| *上山	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


淮上 Huáishàng	淮上 \| 淮上* \| *淮上	Huaishang district of Bengbu city 蚌埠市, Anhui


上岗 shànggǎng	上岗 \| 上岗* \| *上岗	to take up one's post; to go on duty / to take up a job	上崗


皇上 huángshang	皇上 \| 皇上* \| *皇上	the emperor / Your majesty the emperor / His imperial majesty


上虞 Shàngyú	上虞 \| 上虞* \| *上虞	Shangyu, county-level city in Shaoxing 紹興｜绍兴, Zhejiang


上年 shàngnián	上年 \| 上年* \| *上年	last year


楼上 lóushàng	楼上 \| 楼上* \| *楼上	upstairs / (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread	樓上


上台 shàngtái	上台 \| 上台* \| *上台	to rise to power (in politics) / to go on stage (in the theater)


上车 shàngchē	上车 \| 上车* \| *上车	to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)	上車


上梁 shàngliáng	上梁 \| 上梁* \| *上梁	to lay an upper beam / (a building's) upper beam / (a bicycle's) top tube	上樑


上肢 shàngzhī	上肢 \| 上肢* \| *上肢	upper limb


池上 Chíshàng	池上 \| 池上* \| *池上	Chihshang or Chihshang township in Taitung County 臺東縣｜台东县, southeast Taiwan


上蔡 Shàngcài	上蔡 \| 上蔡* \| *上蔡	Shangcai county in Zhumadian 駐馬店｜驻马店, Henan


沪上 Hùshàng	沪上 \| 沪上* \| *沪上	alternative name for Shanghai 上海 / at (or in) Shanghai	滬上

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