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  • 1

    n.high place; higher position

    • bù yào wǎng shàng kàn

      不要

      Don't look up.

    • tā shuì zài wǒ shàng pù

      He sleeps in my upper bunk.

    • nǐ shàng zuǐ chún zhǒng le

      嘴唇

      Your upper lip is swollen.

    • tóu shàng

      over one's head

    antonym
  • 2

    n.preceding; previous

    • shàng bàn nián tā guò de hěn jiān nán

      半年艰难

      He had a rough time the first half of the year.

    • shàng gè shì jì zhè ge xiàn chéng hái hěn pín kùn

      世纪这个县城贫困

      In the last century, the county was very poor.

    • shàng bàn gè xué qī tā zhǐ lái le xué xiào liǎng gè yuè

      学期学校

      In the last half term, he only came to school for two months.

    • shàng cè

      the first volume

  • 3

    v.go up; mount; board

    • shàng chuán

      go aboard a ship

    • shàng shān

      climb up a mountain

    • shàng pō

      go up a slope

    • shàng chē

      get in a car

    antonym
  • 4

    n.high grade or high quality

    • wǒ huì xiàng shàng fǎn yìng qíng kuàng de

      反映情况

      I will report the situation to the higher organization.

    • shàng děng

      high grade

    • zhè ge cí shì jiù shí xià duì shàng de chēng hu

      这个旧时称呼

      This word was used in the old days to address one's superiors.

    • fàn shàng

      go against one's superiors

  • 5

    v.infmlgo to

    • nǐ shàng nǎ r qù le

      哪儿

      Where are you going?

    • wǒ shàng wèi shēng jiān

      卫生间

      I'm going to the WC.

    • tā shàng gōng chǎng gàn huó qù le

      工厂干活

      He went to the factory to work.

    • shàng jiē

      go shopping

    synonym
  • 6

    v.be engaged (in work, study, etc.)

    • wǒ jīn tiān shàng yè bān

      今天夜班

      I'm on the night shift today.

    • tā de nǚ ér zài shàng dà xué

      女儿大学

      Her daughter is now in college.

    • shàng bān

      go to work

  • 7

    v.appear on the stage; enter

    • zhè chǎng yóu nǐ shàng

      You play this half.

    • ràng gōng rén shàng jiǎng tái

      工人讲台

      Let workers to step up to the podium.

    • zhè chǎng bǐ sài tā shàng

      比赛

      He is playing in this game.

  • 8

    v.apply; paint; smear

    • gōng rén zài gěi jī qì shàng yóu

      工人机器

      The workers are oiling the machine.

    • tā zài gěi nǚ ér shàng yào gāo

      女儿药膏

      She is applying ointment for her daughter.

    • tā zài gěi mén shàng qī

      He is painting the door.

    synonym
  • 9

    v.forge ahead; go ahead

    • yíng zhe nán tí shàng

      难题

      grasp the bull by the horn

  • 10

    v.up to; as many as; reach

    • shàng bǎi rén

      up to a hundred people

    • shàng nián ji

      年纪

      get on in age

    • shàng wàn

      as many as ten thousands

    • shàng bǎi liàng qì chē

      汽车

      up to a hundred cars

    synonym
  • 11

    v.submit; send in

    • shàng chéng

      submit

    • shàng shū

      submit a written request to a higher authority

    synonym
  • 12

    v.be carried on (newspaper, TV, etc.)

    • shàng guāng róng bǎng dān

      光荣榜单

      appear on the honour roll

    • shàng bào

      be printed in a newspaper

    • shàng zhàng

      make an entry in the account book

  • 13

    v.place something in position; set

    • shàng bō li

      玻璃

      fix the window pane

    • shàng liáng

      set the roof beams in place

    • shàng pào dàn

      炮弹

      load shells

    • shàng luó sī

      螺丝

      drive in screw

  • 14

    v.wind; screw; tighten

    • shàng xián

      tighten string

    • shàng biǎo

      wind watch

  • 15

    v.fill; supply

    • shàng huò

      replenish the stock of goods

    • shàng féi liào

      肥料

      apply fertiliser

    synonym
  • 16

    v.(used after a verb to indicate that the action has begun and is continuing)

    • ài shàng nóng cūn

      农村

      fall in love with the countryside

    • tā liǎ yǐ liáo shàng tiān

      The two of them are having a good chat.

  • 17

    v.(used after a verb to indicate that the goal of the action has been attained)

    • suǒ shàng mén

      lock the door

    • tā dāng shàng kuài jì

      会计

      She's become an accountant.

    • mǎi shàng diàn shì jī

      电视机

      have bought TV

    • kǎo shàng dà xué

      大学

      be admitted into university

  • 18

    n.archthe emperor

    • shàng yù

      imperial decree

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  • esteem; set great store by