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HSK
morning / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
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
HSK 1
to go to class / to attend class / to go to teach a class
HSK 1
to go to school / to attend school
HSK 1
to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office
HSK 1
the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up
HSK 1
last time
HSK 1
last week
HSK 2
jacket / upper outer garment / CL:
HSK 3
to rise / to go up / to ascend
HSK 3
to come up / to approach / (verb complement indicating success)
HSK 3
on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5]
HSK 3
to go up
HSK 3
to go upstairs
HSK 4
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
HSK 4
last month
HSK 4
higher authorities / superiors / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about; more or less
HSK 5
to rise / to go up
HSK 5
God
HSK 6
to rise to power (in politics) / to go on stage (in the theater)
HSK 6
to hit the market (of a new product) / to float (a company on the stock market)
HSK 6
taken in (by sb's deceit) / to be fooled / to be duped
HSK 6
to screen (a movie) / to stage (a play) / a screening / a staging
HSK 6
to appeal (a judicial case) / appeal
HSK 7-9
to take office / previous (incumbent) / predecessor
HSK 7-9
to get into a habit / to become addicted
HSK 7-9
to get angry / to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
HSK 7-9
boss / superior
HSK 7-9
upper class
HSK 7-9
the top; the upper part; (its) surface / the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups
HSK 7-9
to report to one's superiors / to appear in the news / to reply to a letter
HSK 7-9
to screen; to show (a movie)
HSK 7-9
on stage / to go on stage / to take the field
HSK 7-9
to raise (prices) / to adjust upwards
HSK 7-9
upper bound
HSK 7-9
upper reaches (of a river) / upper level / upper echelon / upstream
HSK 7-9
first third of a month
HSK 7-9
place above (it) / upper part (of it)
HSK 7-9
aforementioned / above-mentioned
HSK 7-9
the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace / (Tw) topless
HSK 7-9
previous period (week, month or quarter etc)
HSK 7-9
to take up one's post; to go on duty / to take up a job
HSK 7-9
to start on a journey / to be on one's way
Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
to upload
ambition; desire for self-improvement
to go into battle
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)
first half (of a year)
to go to work / to start work
Heaven; Providence; God / the sky above / to fly skywards / (euphemism) to die; to pass away / the previous day (or days)
(TCM) upper burner, the part of the body within the thoracic cavity (above the diaphragm, including the heart and lungs)
top-quality / top-grade
to color (a picture etc) / to dye (fabric etc) / to stain (furniture etc)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *上* | 上* | *上
last year
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
to hang oneself
general / admiral / air chief marshal
top-quality
to obtain / to master / overhand (serve etc) / seat of honor
upper section
to lock; to be locked
(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)
Shanghai municipality (abbr. to 滬|沪)
first half
upper part of the body
the distant past / ancient times / antiquity / early historical times
office workers (as social group)
Shanghang county in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong)
upper reaches (of a river) / to go upstream / to add some water / to water (a crop etc)
top notch; highest quality
highest quality / top-notch
the upper body
to write a letter (to the authorities) / to present a petition
to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places
to be able to read aloud fluently / to be suitable (easy enough) for reading aloud
upper layer
(of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital) / (of river boats) to go against the current / to submit (a document) to higher authorities
one's ancestors / past generations / a former incarnation
to go onto the streets / to go shopping
seat of honor / person in a high-ranking position / to be promoted to a more senior role / (genetics) epistatic
on the up / currently winning / rising (in popularity etc)
(of prices etc) to rise
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)
to get on a horse / to mount
preceding part of the text
to make progress / to do better / fig. ambitious to improve oneself / to move forwards
last month
Shangsi County in Fangchenggang 防城港, Guangxi
previous page
to advance; to step forward
first half of a game or contest
to serve food
upper garment

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