shàng shān

上 山

Level:

SW HSK 3

ReadWriteQuiz

1
v.dialeuphclimb a mountain; go into the mountains
- tā men yào shàng shān kǎn chái
  他们要上山砍柴。
  They were going up the mountain to cut firewood.
- tā shàng shān zhí shù
  她上山植树。
  She went to the mountains to plant trees
- tā qí chē shàng shān lěi de quán shēn fā rè chuǎn bù guò qì lái
  她骑车上山累得全身发热，喘不过气来。
  She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.
2
(of silkworms) be placed on small straw bundles to spin cocoons
- zài děng yī liǎng tiān cán jiù yào shàng shān le
  再等一两天，蚕就要上山了。
  The silkworms will be placed on the small straw bundles to spin cocoons in a couple of days.

Separable word
"上" and "山" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他受伤了，上不了山。
  He was hurt and couldn't go up the mountain.
- 我从来没上过这座山。
  I've never gone up this mountain.
- 上了山以后，视野就开阔了。
  After going up the mountain, we will have a wide sphere of vision.

上山