Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.high place; higher position
不要往上看。
Don't look up.
他睡在我上铺。
He sleeps in my upper bunk.
你上嘴唇肿了。
Your upper lip is swollen.
antonym
- 2
n.preceding; previous
上半年，他过得很艰难。
He had a rough time the first half of the year.
上个世纪，这个县城还很贫困。
In the last century, the county was very poor.
上半个学期，他只来了学校两个月。
In the last half term, he only came to school for two months.
- 3
v.go up; mount; board
上船
go aboard a ship
上山
climb up a mountain
上坡
go up a slope
antonym
- 4
n.high grade or high quality
我会向上反映情况的。
I will report the situation to the higher organization.
上等
high grade
这个词是旧时下对上的称呼。
This word was used in the old days to address one's superiors.
- 5
v.infmlgo to
你上哪儿去了？
Where are you going?
我上卫生间。
I'm going to the WC.
他上工厂干活去了。
He went to the factory to work.
synonym
- 6
v.be engaged (in work, study, etc.)
我今天上夜班。
I'm on the night shift today.
她的女儿在上大学。
Her daughter is now in college.
上班
go to work
- 7
v.appear on the stage; enter
这场由你上。
You play this half.
让工人上讲台。
Let workers to step up to the podium.
这场比赛他上。
He is playing in this game.
- 8
v.apply; paint; smear
工人在给机器上油。
The workers are oiling the machine.
她在给女儿上药膏。
She is applying ointment for her daughter.
他在给门上漆。
He is painting the door.
synonym
- 9
v.forge ahead; go ahead
迎着难题上
grasp the bull by the horn
- 10
v.up to; as many as; reach
上百人
up to a hundred people
上年纪
get on in age
上万
as many as ten thousands
synonym
- 11
v.submit; send in
上呈
submit
上书
submit a written request to a higher authority
synonym
- 12
v.be carried on (newspaper, TV, etc.)
上光荣榜单
appear on the honour roll
上报
be printed in a newspaper
上账
make an entry in the account book
- 13
v.place something in position; set
上玻璃
fix the window pane
上梁
set the roof beams in place
上炮弹
load shells
- 14
v.wind; screw; tighten
上弦
tighten string
上表
wind watch
- 15
v.fill; supply
上货
replenish the stock of goods
上肥料
apply fertiliser
synonym
- 16
v.(used after a verb to indicate that the action has begun and is continuing)
爱上农村
fall in love with the countryside
他俩已聊上天。
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)
锁上门
lock the door
她当上会计。
She's become an accountant.
买上电视机
have bought TV
- 18
n.archthe emperor
上谕
imperial decree
Words and phrases with 上
- 上学[word]go to school; begin primary school
- 上年[word]last year
- 上门[word]shut the door; drop in
- 上课[word]attend a class; conduct a class
- 上交[word]turn over to the higher authorities
- 上床[word]go to bed; go to bed with somebody
- 上级[word]superiors
- 上半年[word]first half of a year
- 上当[word]be taken in
- 上上下下[idiom]everybody; from top to bottom
- 上当受骗[idiom]be duped and misled in
- 上天入地[idiom]try every means to seek
- 上下一心[idiom]People at all levels are of one mind.
- 上行下效[idiom]subordinates follow the example of their superiors
- 上吐下泻[idiom]throw up on top and purge down below
- 上窜下跳[idiom]run clandestine errands up and down the line
- 上下打量[idiom]look somebody over from head to foot
Chinese Characters with pinyin shàng
- 尚esteem; set great store by