shang4 - up

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heng2 - horizontal stroke

héng

horizontal



  • up; upper; upward
  • previous; superior
  • (used after a noun) in; on; at
  • go up; get on
  • go to; leave for
  • be engaged in; start to do
  • apply; supply
  • up to; supply
  • up to; as many as
  • used after a verb, indicating that some kind of result has be made by the action

shàng-bān
上班

v.

go to work; start work

shàng-chǎng
上场

v.

appear on the stage; enter the court or field

shàng-dàng
上当

be take in; be fooled

shàng-dì
上帝

God

shàng-fēng
上风

n.

windward / advantage; superior position

shàng-gōu
上钩

v.

rise to the bait; get hooked

shàng-jí
上级

n.

higther level; higher authorities

shàng-jiē
上街

v.

go into the street; go shopping; demonstrate against

shàng-jìn
上进

v.

go forward; make progress

shàng-kè
上课

v.

attend class / give hooked

shàng-lái
上来

v.

come up

shàng-lù
上路

n.

set out on a journey; start off

shàng-mén
上门

adj.

come to sb.’s home; drop in

shàng-miàn
上面

n.

on the surface of; on the top of; above; over

shàng-qu
上去

v.

go up

shàng-rèn
上任

v.

take up an official post; assume office

shàng-shì
上市

v.

appear on the market; list (on stock exchange)

shàng-shù
上述

adj.

abve-mentioned; aforementioned

shàng-sī
上司

adj.

superior; boss

shàng-suàn
上算

adj.

paying; worthwhile

shàng-tái
上台

v.

go up onto the platform / assume power; come to power

shàng-wǔ
上午

n.

morning; forenoon

shàng-xué
上学

v.

go to school; attend school

shàng-yǎn
上演

v.

put on the stage; perform

shàng-yǐn
上瘾

adj.

be addicted to; get into the habit of

shàng-yìng
上映

v.

show (of a film); be on

shàng-yóu
上游

n.

upper reaches / advanced position

shàng-shǎng
上涨

v.

rise; go up

shàng-zhèn
上阵

v.

go into battle; pitch into the work

shàng-guǐ-dào
上轨道
go on the right track; begin to work smoothly

shàng-liáng bú zhèng, xià-liáng wāi
上梁不正,下梁歪
if the upper beam is not straight, the lower ones will go slant; fish begins to stink at the head

shàng-qì bù jiē xià-qì
上气不接下气
gasp for air; be out of breath

shàng-tiān wú lù, rù-dì wú-mén
上天无路,入地无门
there is no road to heaven and no door into the earth; be up against the walls

shàng wú piàn-wǎ, xià wú cùn-tǔ
上无片瓦,下无寸土
have neither a tile over one’s head nor an inch of land under one’s feet; in complete poverty

shàng-xíng-xià-xiào
上行下效
those below follow the (usu. bad) examples of those above

Usage 用法

up; upper; upward

Wǒ-men yì-qǐ wǎng shàng pá.
我们一起往上爬。
We climb upward together.

previous; superior

Wǒ shàng-xīng-qī hái jiàn-guo tā.
我上星期还见过他。
We climb upward together.

(used after a noun) in; on; at

Bēi-zi-shang yǒu nǐ-de zhǐ-wén.
杯子上有你的指纹。
Your fingerprints are on the cup.

go up; get on

Kuài shàng chē, wǒ sòng nǐ qù.
快上车,我送你去。
Get in the car, I will drive you there.

be engaged in; start to do

Xīng-qī-tiān wǒ xǐ-huan shàng diàn-yǐng-yuàn.
星期天我喜欢上电影院。
I like to go to the cinema on Sunway.

apply; supply

Jīn-wǎn wǒ yào shàng yè-xiào.
今晚我要上夜校。
I will go to the cinema on Sunday.

up to; supply

Hái yào zài shàng yí-biàn yóu-qī.
还要再上一遍油漆。
It still needs one coat of paint.

up to; as many as

Xué-xiào-lǐ yǒu shàng-bǎi rén dé-le gǎn-mào.
学校里有上百人得了感冒。
There were as many as a hundred people who caught cold in the school.

used after a verb, indicating that some kind of result has be made by the action

Zǒu de-shí-hou bié wàng-le bǎ mén suǒ shàng.
走的时候别忘了把门锁上。
Don’t forget to lock the door when you leave.