上

bù yào wǎng shàng kàn

不要往上看。

Don't look up.

tā shuì zài wǒ shàng pù

他睡在我上铺。

He sleeps in my upper bunk.

nǐ shàng zuǐ chún zhǒng le

你上嘴唇肿了。

Your upper lip is swollen.

shàng bàn nián tā guò de hěn jiān nán

上半年，他过得很艰难。

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

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

上个世纪，这个县城还很贫困。

In the last century, the county was very poor.

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

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.

shàng chuán

上船

go aboard a ship

shàng shān

上山

climb up a mountain

shàng pō

上坡

go up a slope

wǒ huì xiàng shàng fǎn yìng qíng kuàng de

我会向上反映情况的。

I will report the situation to the higher organization.

shàng děng

上等

high grade

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

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.

nǐ shàng nǎ r qù le

你上哪儿去了？

Where are you going?

wǒ shàng wèi shēng jiān

我上卫生间。

I'm going to the WC.

tā shàng gōng chǎng gàn huó qù le

他上工厂干活去了。

He went to the factory to work.

wǒ jīn tiān shàng yè bān

我今天上夜班。

I'm on the night shift today.

tā de nǚ ér zài shàng dà xué

她的女儿在上大学。

Her daughter is now in college.

shàng bān

上班

go to work

zhè chǎng yóu nǐ shàng

这场由你上。

You play this half.

ràng gōng rén shàng jiǎng tái

让工人上讲台。

Let workers to step up to the podium.

zhè chǎng bǐ sài tā shàng

这场比赛他上。

He is playing in this game.

gōng rén zài gěi jī qì shàng yóu

工人在给机器上油。

The workers are oiling the machine.

tā zài gěi nǚ ér shàng yào gāo

她在给女儿上药膏。

She is applying ointment for her daughter.

tā zài gěi mén shàng qī

他在给门上漆。

He is painting the door.

yíng zhe nán tí shàng

迎着难题上

grasp the bull by the horn

shàng bǎi rén

上百人

up to a hundred people

shàng nián ji

上年纪

get on in age

shàng wàn

上万

as many as ten thousands

shàng chéng

上呈

submit

shàng shū

上书

submit a written request to a higher authority

shàng guāng róng bǎng dān

上光荣榜单

appear on the honour roll

shàng bào

上报

be printed in a newspaper

shàng zhàng

上账

make an entry in the account book

shàng bō li

上玻璃

fix the window pane

shàng liáng

上梁

set the roof beams in place

shàng pào dàn

上炮弹

load shells

shàng xián

上弦

tighten string

shàng biǎo

上表

wind watch

shàng huò

上货

replenish the stock of goods

shàng féi liào

上肥料

apply fertiliser

ài shàng nóng cūn

爱上农村

fall in love with the countryside

tā liǎ yǐ liáo shàng tiān

他俩已聊上天。

The two of them are having a good chat.

suǒ shàng mén

锁上门

lock the door

tā dāng shàng kuài jì

她当上会计。

She's become an accountant.

mǎi shàng diàn shì jī

买上电视机

have bought TV

shàng yù

上谕

imperial decree