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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
in fact / in reality / actually / as a matter of fact / de facto / ipso facto
HSK 3
that level or higher; that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
HSK 2
to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
HSK 1
in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact / in practice
HSK 3
basically / on the whole
HSK 3
upward / up / to advance / to try to improve oneself / to make progress
HSK 5
to put on (clothes etc)
HSK 4
along the way / the whole way / (fig.) the whole time
HSK 6
at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force)
HSK 1
plus / to put in / to add / to add on / to add into / in addition / on top of that
HSK 5
on stage
HSK 4
the sky; the heavens
HSK 2
early morning / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
on the ground / on the floor
HSK 1
on the body / at hand / among
HSK 1
upstairs / (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
HSK 1
online
HSK 1
on the road / on the way; en route
HSK 1
ashore / on the riverbank
HSK 5
evening / night / CL: 個|个 / in the evening
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *上* | 上* | *上
outwardly; superficially; on the face of it
HSK 6
study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)
to swarm around / flocking (to see)
on earth
to connect (a cable etc) / to hook up (a device) / to resume (a conversation) / to set (a bone)
to keep up with / to catch up with / to overtake / to chance upon / in time for
HSK 6
online
(coll.) to catch an adulterous couple in the act
leave it to me (idiom) / I'll take care of it
historical / in history
more than half
virtually / essentially
the emperor / Your majesty the emperor / His imperial majesty
HSK 7-9
in history
chin-up (physical exercise)
can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake
HSK 6
to be unable to say or tell / to not be worth mentioning
HSK 7-9
to come across (sb) / to run into
HSK 7-9
to fit one into the other / to bring two things into contact
the latecomers surpass their predecessors
essentially / inherent
(of an employee) to be promoted to (a higher rank) / (of a student) to enter (a higher grade at school)
(idiom) to press on in the face of challenges
to disrespect one's superiors / to offend one's elders
can't compare with
HSK 7-9
to serve (food, tea etc)
overall / in general terms
HSK 7-9
to run into / to come upon / to meet
HSK 7-9
unable to get anything to eat / to miss a meal
HSK 7-9
to offer
to take up duty as / to assume a position / to assume / to take on (an office)
to come down with; to be afflicted with (an illness)
to get into a dispute with
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free.
as above; ditto; idem
to plug into / to insert / to stick in
not able to keep up with
HSK 7-9
title of respect for taoists
to go up north
nominally
on top of / at the summit
to be good enough to be regarded as; to meet the standard expected of
on the market
can be counted or regarded as / to be able to tell or answer / to deserve mention
to catch up with / to keep pace with
HSK 7-9
to be out of the question
HSK 7-9
Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay")
early evening when lanterns are first lit
(idiom) situated high; aloft / (idiom) (fig.) aloof and remote; situated above the masses and out of touch with reality
to climb over / to ascend onto / to mount
to pass a university entrance exam
becoming more prosperous with each passing day
to skyrocket / to get quick promotion in one's career
maritime
clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor / to raise a tremendous stink
the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
Shuishang Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
on water / aquatic
(slang) high-end, elegant, and classy / abbr. for 高端大氣上檔次|高端大气上档次
metaphysics
overhead / above
bottom to top (of listing)
to take along with one
to care about / to take seriously / to take to heart
to overtake
in principle / generally
to be considered as outstanding or special / to be reckoned with / notable
to float up / to rise to the surface / fig. to rise in the world
to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc) / to stand out markedly
upper left
to dupe one's sovereign
to offer (respectfully); to present
on the street / in town
to close (box, book, mouth etc)
spiritual
to catch (a disease) / to get (a bad habit)
bottom-up

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