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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
upstairs / (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
HSK 1
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
online
HSK 1
plus / to put in / to add / to add on / to add into / in addition / on top of that
HSK 5
at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force)
HSK 1
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
on the road / on the way; en route
HSK 1
to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
HSK 1
ashore / on the riverbank
HSK 5
evening / night / CL: 個|个 / in the evening
HSK 1
in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact / in practice
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *上* | 上* | *上
on stage
HSK 4
outwardly; superficially; on the face of it
HSK 6
overall / in general terms
HSK 7-9
on earth
to connect (a cable etc) / to hook up (a device) / to resume (a conversation) / to set (a bone)
(coll.) to catch an adulterous couple in the act
the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
leave it to me (idiom) / I'll take care of it
to be out of the question
HSK 7-9
can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake
HSK 6
the emperor / Your majesty the emperor / His imperial majesty
HSK 7-9
in history
to disagree / I can't agree with that.
to come across (sb) / to run into
HSK 7-9
(of an employee) to be promoted to (a higher rank) / (of a student) to enter (a higher grade at school)
to take along with one
to disrespect one's superiors / to offend one's elders
can't compare with
HSK 7-9
more than half
supreme
to fall in love with / to be in love with
to serve (food, tea etc)
to run into / to come upon / to meet
HSK 7-9
historical / in history
unable to get anything to eat / to miss a meal
HSK 7-9
to offer
online
to come down with; to be afflicted with (an illness)
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
to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc) / to stand out markedly
title of respect for taoists
cannot attend to or manage
HSK 7-9
virtually / essentially
to go up north
to fit one into the other / to bring two things into contact
on the market
study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)
courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
to catch up with / to keep pace with
HSK 7-9
can be counted as
to take up duty as / to assume a position / to assume / to take on (an office)
Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay")
to offer (respectfully); to present
(idiom) situated high; aloft / (idiom) (fig.) aloof and remote; situated above the masses and out of touch with reality
to keep up with / to catch up with / to overtake / to chance upon / in time for
HSK 6
to climb over / to ascend onto / to mount
to pass a university entrance exam
becoming more prosperous with each passing day
maritime
to say / to speak / to talk
to be considered as outstanding or special / to be reckoned with / notable
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
respectfully yours (in closing a letter)
bottom to top (of listing)
in principle / generally
to care about / to take seriously / to take to heart
to overtake
to be unable to say or tell / to not be worth mentioning
HSK 7-9
to float up / to rise to the surface / fig. to rise in the world
overhead / above
upper left
to dupe one's sovereign
early evening when lanterns are first lit
enclosed with (this) letter
on the street / in town
to close (box, book, mouth etc)
to catch (a disease) / to get (a bad habit)
bottom-up
to be unworthy to associate with (sb of higher social status)
above
chin-up (physical exercise)

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