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Definitions
- 1. on top
- 2. upon
- 3. above
- 4. upper
- 5. previous
- 6. first (of multiple parts)
- 7. to climb
- 8. to get onto
- 9. to go up
- 10. to attend (class or university)
Example Sentences
1 shown測驗結果顯示他有多發憤 上 學。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 上
to buckle up
fig. (of a person) too slow
to sole a shoe
Huaishang district of Bengbu city 蚌埠市[bèng bù shì], Anhui
on the street
last week
Huaishang district of Bengbu city 蚌埠市[bèng bù shì], Anhui
Shuishang Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
(idiom) lacking in social grace and unfit to be a representative
first half
last week
Shangcheng district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[háng zhōu shì], Zhejiang
to start and finish work
to turn red in the face (while drinking)
to go up north
out of breath (idiom)
last week
to bring shame to
upper eyelid
to catch up with
to get into a habit
guest of honor
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
appeals court
first ten days of a lunar month
to hit the market (of a new product)
First book of Kings
Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong)
Shangrao, prefecture-level city and county in Jiangxi
supremum (math.)
supraspinatus muscle
driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels
there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
lit. to climb all over sb
to engage in a game of chance
Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen
lit. to mistakenly board a pirate ship
to send into orbit
overall
to take up one's post; to go on duty
water sports
Shanghai University
rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post
to close (box, book, mouth etc)
upstairs
see 爛泥扶不上牆|烂泥扶不上墙[làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng]
jet ski
to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities
to hang oneself
to seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition for sth
high-level leadership
lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom)
previous one
morning
in fact
a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
more than half
first half (of a year)
courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
Shanghang county in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
ashore
upward
motivation
water sports (sailing, windsurfing etc)
upside
lit. there is a knife above the character for lust
seaplane
to swarm around
overhead
chin-up (physical exercise)
Upper Chamber
in history
high ranking officer in Chinese army
handheld computer
excellent
last time
to go to work
upper garment
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
to offend one's superiors
to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom)
lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom)
sex scene (in a movie etc)
Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou
to color (a picture etc)
see 七上八下[qī shàng bā xià]
to offer (respectfully); to present
Chihshang or Chihshang township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
preceding part of the text
to say
study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)
(textual) context
to go up
supreme
Shangrao, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi
above
topless car wash
Shangyu, county-level city in Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[shào xīng], Zhejiang
(Buddhism) to go to the Western Paradise
ancestors
upward-facing dog (yoga pose)
to offer
to rise
see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè]
like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over
needed
to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
can't keep up with
clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor
Wenshang County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong
adrenal cortex
to make a terrible scene (idiom)
lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
severe punishment
Shanglin county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[nán níng], Guangxi
lit. a person before the legendary emperor Fuxi 伏羲[fú xī]
overhead
to rise
(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working
upper teeth
yours truly
imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers)
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
along the way
palate (roof of the mouth)
attached
codomain of a function (math.)
first-rate
land-based
see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè]
plus
Shangyou county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi
high-ranking official
see 一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱[yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha]
upper bound
no respect for seniors
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
first-class
to get on the boat
all over
outwardly; superficially; on the face of it
to come to sb's door
forenoon
one's immediate superior
online search
to summarize
ready to take any job, high or low
see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí]
death during sexual intercourse
to upload
innumerable
First book of Chronicles
sweetheart
to go to work
captain (military rank)
preceding player (in a game)
lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
to be taken advantage of
(Internet) (of a search query) to be trending
three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
Shangjie District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[zhèng zhōu shì], Henan
top-quality
Shanghai Media Group
to get angry
above
Yingshang County in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[fù yáng], Anhui
seat of honor
captain (= UK and US Navy equivalent)
to put to good use
to fit one into the other
to go to bed
on top of
essentially
on the road
to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
to be out of the question
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
to go into battle
(of prices etc) to rise
title of respect for taoists
upper part
Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章|曹余章[cáo yú zhāng]
cannot attend to or manage
leave it to me (idiom)
to appeal (a judicial case)
bricks-and-mortar customer; walk-in customer
to plug into
Good evening!
to serve food
context menu (computing)
spiritual
to go to school
to make progress
to go into battle
last month
to cover
the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the \Book of Dao\ 道德經|道德经[dào dé jīng])
preceding page
to float up
adrenaline
to tie on
to take office
up and down
to take along with one
to report to one's superiors
up arrow key (on keyboard)
Shanglin county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[nán níng], Guangxi
to connect (a cable etc)
to be valued above all else
to take up duty as
laptop (computer)
Shangli county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡, Jiangxi
on the body
top-down
jet ski
(idiom) to make matters even worse
peak
basically
synchronized swimming
seat of honor
the top
that level or higher
Overijssel
one's ancestors
lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)
on top of
to keep up with
to go to the bathroom
to visit a grave
upper alveolar ridge
(coll.) to be fitted with an IUD; (of a doctor) to insert an IUD
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
to rebel against the emperor (idiom)
the pupil surpasses the master
(coll.) to catch an adulterous couple in the act
on earth
to slam (a door)
SSE (Shanghai Stock Exchange) Composite Index
(of alcohol) to go to one's head
bottom to top (of listing)
to fall in love with
Shanghainese
to close (a door)
to be worthwhile
seat of honor
to become excited with
the emperor
The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River, proletarian novel by Ding Ling, winner of 1951 Stalin prize
upper lip
lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
to put on (clothes etc)
can be counted or regarded as
Shangyu, county-level city in Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[shào xīng], Zhejiang
not to know one's place
to put on (hat etc)
Shuishang Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
to close
tournament (contest in Western chivalry)
set up on high (idiom); not in touch with reality
Shangcai county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[zhù mǎ diàn], Henan
Shangsi County in Fangchenggang 防城港[fáng chéng gǎng], Guangxi
to disrespect one's superiors
Shanganling district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang
to press on in the face of challenges
Shanganling district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang
top-quality
to apply eye drops
to put goods on shelves
superstructure
it would appear
appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side)
maxillary central incisor
Pliocene (geological epoch from 5m-2m years ago)
online broadcast
to go online
to vomit and have diarrhea
to get into a dispute with
to smell of sth
previous period (week, month or quarter etc)
baby bok choy
lit. the gentleman on the roof beam
(slang) high-end, elegant, and classy
to lock
upper bound
upper reaches (of a river)
First book of Samuel
first (of two parts)
bottom-up
last year
to deck the tree with false blossoms
Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)
online
to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
equally matched
supraoral tooth
to set foot on
to climb up
to make a mountain out of a molehill
upper class
last time
on the up
to drop in
(of livestock) to fatten up
worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)
as above; ditto; idem
flyboard
Murakami Takashi (1963-), Japanese artist
to be unworthy to associate with (sb of higher social status)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
nominally
colonel
heaven
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)
blouse
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
epithelium
to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam)
the best policy
superordinate concept
to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
\ants climbing a tree\, a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fěn sī] and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree)
basted (of meat etc)
Growth Enterprise Markets (GEM)
in fact
see 正房[zhèng fáng]
to close the door (when going through it)
maxilla (upper jaw)
(in the) class
not to deserve to be mentioned
Wenshang County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong
to be able to read aloud fluently
to mount (a horse, bike, flight of stairs, rickshaw etc)
laptop (computer)
general
see 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢|嘴上没毛，办事不牢[zuǐ shàng méi máo , bàn shì bù láo]
(of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital)
imperial edict
Shanghai Theatrical Institute
to disagree
to obtain
to inform
Shanghai Stadium
metaphysics
Theravada school of Buddhism
to lay an upper beam
to broadcast through satellite
upper limb
the brightest jewel in the crown
translated into Putonghua as 海上花 by Iris Chang
Shangsi County in Fangchenggang 防城港[fáng chéng gǎng], Guangxi
to run into
to start on a journey
Sangjian by the Pu River, a place in the ancient state of Wei known for wanton behavior
highest quality
God
(HK, Malaysia) push-up; press-up (exercise)
to pay for sb
Shanghai Medical University
upper section
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
at once
to ascend slowly
head
upper respiratory tract infection
to raise (prices)
Good morning!
celestial
to praise to the skies
uphill road
Free On Board (FOB) (transportation)
(coll.) to go pee
to float up
online
photogenic
office workers (as social group)
bottom to top
to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc
to dupe one's sovereign
to be getting on in years
aforementioned
Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
to climb a hill
adrenal glands
MURAKAMI Haruki (1949-), Japanese novelist and translator
bunk bed
taken in (by sb's deceit)
Intoxicating Spring Nights, 1924 short story by Yu Dafu 郁達夫|郁达夫[yù dá fū]
falling and rising tone
to advance; to step forward
lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
(like) a cat on a hot tin roof
fig. to praise lavishly
First book of Kings
to rise to power (in politics)
to be unable to intervene
the first half (of a period)
alternative name for Shanghai 上海[shàng hǎi]
private first class (army rank)
that clinches it
mandible
upper eyelid
noradrenalin
lap dance
Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC)
(of an employee) to be promoted to (a higher rank)
jacket
lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure
listed company
to take it up a notch
upper layer
extremely difficult
an upturn
lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
to come across (sb)
higher authorities
to reach the higher authorities
to serve (food, tea etc)
to deceive one's superiors and bully one's subordinates (idiom)
Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Composite Index
a meat pie falls from the sky (idiom)
to take the lead
previous generation
Heaven; Providence; God
subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb)
lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom)
in a fit of anger (idiom); in a temper
previous page
ice-sports
lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
to go ashore; to climb ashore
first third of a month
to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers)
to launch into space
photogenic
top notch
to eat out
to obtain a license plate
last month
Shanghai Grand Theater
to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)
more than half
adrenal medulla
to be considered as outstanding or special
maxilla (upper jaw)
uphill
at sixes and sevens
top general
carefully
lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom); to get an official position
(polite) your home
see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí]
Shangcai county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[zhù mǎ diàn], Henan
on stage
Shanghai Second Medical University
to upload
to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc)
can be counted as
to hand over to
Shut up!
on the ground
up quark (particle physics)
respectfully yours (in closing a letter)
to fall short of the best but be better than the worst
better kept under the table (idiom)
to take the bait
upper left
becoming more prosperous with each passing day
up-pointing arrow
see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè]
early morning
early evening when lanterns are first lit
first half of the night
of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom)
to climb over
virtually
bunk bed
unable to get anything to eat
Commercial Press, Shanghai (from 1897)
to flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry)
over ten thousand
to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
to get on a horse
to screen (a movie)
on stage
the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
upper right
sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
a rich farmer
upper arm
to try hard to catch up
hundreds
to sound (difficult, worthwhile etc)
boss
to come up
Shanghang, county-level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
to stay on track
not able to keep up with
to catch (a disease)
first quarter moon
lit. whatever mountain one is on, one should sing its songs (idiom)
extremely difficult
don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
onshore wind power
in the newspaper
to go onto the streets
to force oneself upon sb (idiom)
feast
easel painting
Shangli county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡, Jiangxi
the upper body
netbook
rush hour
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE)
ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
Yingshang County in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[fù yáng], Anhui
(idiom) to take office; to assume a post
useless (idiom)
to soar into the sky
Taishang Huang
The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
to care about
to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter cauldrons of boiling oil (idiom)
to squeeze oneself up into (a crowded vehicle etc)
see 犯不著|犯不着[fàn bu zháo]
Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
to be unable to say or tell
metaphysics
bottom-up
to clock in for work
backswing (golf)
historical
Shangrao county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
the distant past
place above (it)
roof of the mouth
Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC)
supreme
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
enclosed with (this) letter
to take the bull by the horns (idiom)
to pass a university entrance exam
Shanghai Conservatory of Music
lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom)
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)
to go online
(TCM) upper burner, the part of the body within the thoracic cavity (above the diaphragm, including the heart and lungs)
Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company
upward trend; tendency to increase
to fluctuate sharply
upper part of the body
uphill section (of a race)
looking at the big picture
Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[sū háng] below (idiom)
desktop
to go all out
pliosaurus
(coll.) (gaming) to progress to the next level
desktop computer
Shangyou county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi
to be irrelevant
to overtake
see 天下無難事，只怕有心人|天下无难事，只怕有心人[tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén]
satellite television show
to make offerings (to gods or ancestors)
see 水上摩托車|水上摩托车[shuǐ shàng mó tuō chē]
Chishang or Chihshang township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), skyscraper
working hours; office hours
evening
supreme
to look upon
to write a letter (to the authorities)
house call fee
on the market
in principle
to pay for sth with the loss of (one's health etc)
to skyrocket
to be on night duty
to screen; to show (a movie)
superscript
to sail against the current
morning
the entire nation
to go to class
to go upstairs
fig. to talk up
addressee
dinner show
can't compare with
to pay lip service to
upper class