丄
old variant of 上[shang4]
上
see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
上
on top; upon; above; upper; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university)
伤
to injure; injury; wound
商
Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC); surname Shang
商
commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)
垧
unit of land area, with value varying from area to area (worth one hectare or 15 mǔ 亩 in parts of northeast China, but only 3 or 5 mǔ in northwest China)
墒
plowed earth; soil moisture; furrow
尙
variant of 尚, still; yet; to value; to esteem
尚
still; yet; to value; to esteem
殇
to die in childhood; war dead
漡
old variant of 湯|汤[shang1]
謪
to consult; to deliberate; commerce
赏
to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)
鞝
to sole a shoe; also written 緔|绱[shang4]
上一次当,学一次乖
to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom); once bitten, twice shy
上一号
(coll.) to go pee; to go to the bathroom
上上之策
the best policy; the best thing one can do in the circumstances
上下
up and down; top and bottom; old and new; length; about
上下五千年
popular history of China in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹余章
上下其手
to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint; fig. conspiring to defraud
上下文菜单
context menu (computing)
上下班
to start and finish work
上不了台面
better kept under the table (idiom); not to be disclosed; too inferior to show in public
上不得台盤
too uncouth to appear in public (idiom); unfit for a public role
上乘
first-class; best quality; also pr. [shang4 sheng4]
上交
to hand over to; to give to higher authority; to seek connections in high places
上任
to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor
上位
top seat; person occupying leading position
上位概念
superordinate concept
上佳
excellent; outstanding; great
上来
to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)
上供
to make offerings (to gods or ancestors); to offer gifts to superiors in order to win their favor
上个
first (of two parts); last (week etc); previous; the above
上前
to advance; to step forward
上升空间
upside; potential to rise
上升趋势
an upturn; an upward trend
上半夜
first half of the night; time before midnight
上半年
first half (of a year)
上半晌
forenoon; morning; a.m.
上半叶
the first half (of a period)
上口
to be able to read aloud fluently; to be suitable (easy enough) for reading aloud
上古
the distant past; ancient times; antiquity; early historical times
上古汉语
Old Chinese (linguistics)
上台
to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)
上合
SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation); abbr. for 上海合作組織|上海合作组织[Shang4 hai3 He2 zuo4 Zu3 zhi1]
上合组织
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
上同调
cohomology (invariant of a topological space in math.)
上吐下泻
to vomit and have diarrhea
上呼吸道感染
upper respiratory tract infection
上回
last time; the previous time
上坡
uphill; upslope; to move upwards; to climb a slope
上坡段
uphill section (of a race)
上坡路
uphill road; slope up; fig. upward trend; progress
上城区
Shangcheng district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
上域
codomain of a function (math.)
上报
to report to one's superiors; to appear in the news; to reply to a letter
上场
on stage; to go on stage; to take the field
上坟
to sweep the tombs (of one's ancestors); the Qingming festival
上外
abbr. for 上海外國語大學|上海外国语大学[Shang4 hai3 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]
上天
Heaven; Providence; God; the day before; the sky above; to fly to the sky; to take off and fly into space; to die; to pass away
上天入地
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom); fig. to go to great lengths; to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom); fig. to be at the end of one's rope; to be trapped in a hopeless situation
上夸克
up quark (particle physics)
上学
to go to school; to attend school
上官
two-character surname Shangguan
上官
high-ranking official; superior
上家
preceding player (in a game)
上将
general; admiral; air chief marshal
上将军
top general; commander-in-chief
上尉
captain (military rank)
上山
to go uphill; to spin cocoon (silkworms); to pass away
上山下乡
to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers); forced agricultural experience for city intellectuals
上岸
to go ashore; to climb ashore
上岗
to take up one's post; to be given a job
上工
to go to work; to start work
上市
to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market)
上床
to go to bed; (coll.) to have sex
上座部
Theravada school of Buddhism
上弦
to wind; to tighten; crescent moon; first quarter or waxing moon
上心
carefully; meticulously; to set one's heart on sth
上思
Shangxi county in Fangchenggang 防城港[Fang2 cheng2 gang3], Guangxi
上思县
Shangxi county in Fangchenggang 防城港[Fang2 cheng2 gang3], Guangxi
上手
to obtain; to master; overhand (serve etc); seat of honor
上扬
to rise (i.e. number increases); a price rise; to raise
上扬趋势
upward trend; rising tendency
上文
preceding part of the text
上新世
Pliocene (geological epoch from 5m-2m years ago)
上方宝剑
imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers); imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill
上升
to rise; to go up; to ascend
上星
to broadcast through satellite; satellite (TV etc); shangxing acupoint (DU23)
上星期
last week; previous week
上映
to show (a movie); to screen
上书
to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition
上有天堂,下有苏杭
lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Su1 Hang2] below (idiom); fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策,下有对策
The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上有老下有小
lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom); fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children; sandwich generation
上杭
Shanghang county level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
上杭县
Shanghang county in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
上林
Shanglin county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi
上林县
Shanglin county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi
上栗
Shangli county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡, Jiangxi
上栗县
Shangli county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡, Jiangxi
上校
high ranking officer in Chinese army; colonel
上梁不正下梁歪
lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
上榜
to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam); to make the list; (of a song) to hit the charts
上款
addressee; name of recipient on painting or scroll
上气不接下气
not enough breath (idiom); to gasp for breath
上水
Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong)
上水
upper reaches (of a river); to go upstream; to add some water; to water (a crop etc)
上汽
abbr. for 上海汽車工業集團|上海汽车工业集团, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC)
上流社会
upper class; high society
上浣
first ten days of a lunar month
上海
Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4]
上海交通大学
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
上海合作组织
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
上海商务印书馆
Commercial Press, Shanghai (from 1897)
上海外国语大学
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)
上海大剧院
Shanghai Grand Theater
上海市
Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪
上海戏剧学院
Shanghai Theatrical Institute
上海振华港口机械
Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company
上海文广新闻传媒集团
Shanghai Media Group
上海汽车工业
Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC)
上海汽车工业集团
Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC)
上海浦东发展银行
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
上海环球金融中心
Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), skyscraper
上海白菜
baby bok choy; Shanghai bok choy
上海第二医科大学
Shanghai Second Medical University
上海话
Shanghainese; Shanghai dialect
上海证券交易所
Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)
上海证券交易所综合股价指
Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Composite Index
上海财经大学
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE)
上海医科大学
Shanghai Medical University
上海音乐学院
Shanghai Conservatory of Music
上游
upper reaches (of a river); upper level; upper echelon; upstream
上演
to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging
上火
to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
上片
(of a movie) to start screening (Tw)
上牌
to obtain a license plate
上牙膛
palate (roof of the mouth)
上犹
Shangyou county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
上犹县
Shangyou county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
上班
to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
上班族
office workers (as social group)
上班时间
time of going to work; the morning rush hour
上环
(coll.) to wear an intrauterine device (IUD)
上甘岭
Shanganling district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
上甘岭区
Shanganling district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
上田
Ueda (Japanese surname and place name)
上当
taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped
上疏
(of a court official) to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
上瘾
to get into a habit; to become addicted
上相
photogenic; (old) high official
上确界
supremum (math.); least upper bound
上第
top notch; highest quality
上等
highest quality; top-notch
上等兵
private first class (army rank)
上箭头键
up arrow key (on keyboard)
上级
higher authorities; superiors; CL:個|个[ge4]
上级领导
high-level leadership; top brass
上纲上线
to criticize (as a matter of principle)
上网
to go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet; (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net
上线
to go online; to put sth online
上缴
to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities
上声
falling and rising tone; third tone in modern Mandarin
上膘
(of livestock) to fatten up; to put on weight
上膛
roof of the mouth; to load (a gun)
上色
to color (a picture etc); to dye (fabric etc); to stain (furniture etc)
上菜
to serve, also to put on plate
上万
over ten thousand; fig. untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
上蔡
Shangcai county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan
上蔡县
Shangcai county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan
上虞
Shangyu county level city in Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1], Zhejiang
上虞市
Shangyu county level city in Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1], Zhejiang
上行
(of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital); (of river boats) to go against the current; to submit (a document) to higher authorities
上行下效
subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
上街
to go onto the streets; to go shopping
上街区
Shangjie District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4], Henan
上衣
jacket; upper outer garment; CL:件[jian4]
上西天
to enter heaven; to rise to the Western Paradise
上访
to seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition for sth
上诉
to appeal (a judicial case); appeal
上课
to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class
上调
to raise (prices); to adjust upwards
上谕
imperial edict; see also 聖諭|圣谕[sheng4 yu4]
上证
Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), abbr. for 上海證券交易所|上海证券交易所[Shang4 hai3 Zheng4 quan4 Jiao1 yi4 suo3]
上证综合指数
SSE (Shanghai Stock Exchange) Composite Index
上议院
Upper Chamber; Upper House; Senate
上路
to start on a journey; to be on one's way
上车
to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
上轨道
to stay on track; to proceed smoothly
上辈
ancestors; one's elders
上辈子
one's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation
上农
a rich farmer; to stress the importance of agriculture (in ancient philosophy)
上述
aforementioned; above-mentioned
上进
to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself; to move forwards
上达
to reach the higher authorities
上边
the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up
上边儿
erhua variant of 上邊|上边[shang4 bian5]
上都
Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
上野
Ueno, district in Taitō Ward, Tokyo; Ueno (Japanese surname)
上钩儿
erhua variant of 上鉤|上钩[shang4 gou1]
上镜
photogenic; to appear on film or in the media
上门
to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
上门费
house call fee; callout fee
上阵杀敌
to go into battle; to strike at the enemy
上面
on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shang4 mian5]
上头
(of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun; (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time
上头
above; on top of; on the surface of
上颚正门齿
maxillary central incisor
上风
on the up; currently winning; rising (in popularity etc)
上馆子
to eat out; to eat at a restaurant
上饶
Shangrao prefecture level city and county in Jiangxi
上饶地区
Shangrao prefecture in Jiangxi
上饶市
Shangrao prefecture level city in Jiangxi
上饶县
Shangrao county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
上首
seat of honor; first place
上马
to get on a horse; to mount
上高
Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
上高县
Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
伤不起
(slang) it's just the pits!; so unfair!; unbearable
伤亡
casualties; injuries and deaths
伤别
sorrowful farewell; sad goodbye
伤及无辜
to harm the innocent (idiom)
伤和气
to damage a good relationship; to hurt sb's feelings
伤天害理
to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven; outrageous acts
伤寒沙门氏菌
salmonella typhimurium
伤弓之鸟
see 驚弓之鳥|惊弓之鸟[jing1 gong1 zhi1 niao3]
伤心
to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt
伤心惨目
(idiom) too appalling to look at
伤心致死
to grieve to death; to die of a broken-heart
伤心蒿目
to grieve; broken-hearted
伤悲
sad; sorrowful (literary)
伤悼
to grieve for deceased relative; to mourn
伤感
sad; emotional; sentimental; pathos
伤怀
grieved; full of sorrow
伤残
disabled; maimed; crippled; (of objects) damaged
伤残人员
the injured; wounded personnel
伤病员
the sick and the wounded
伤痕累累
bruised; riddled with scars
伤痛
pain (from wound); sorrow
伤筋动骨
to suffer serious injury (idiom)
伤筋断骨
to suffer serious injury (idiom)
伤者
casualty; victim (of an accident); wounded person
伤耗
damage (e.g. to goods in transit)
伤脑筋
to be a real headache; to find sth a real headache; to beat one's brains
伤号
casualties; wounded soldiers
伤透
to break (sb's heart); to cause grief to
伤风败俗
offending public morals (idiom)
商丘
Shangqiu prefecture level city in Henan
商丘地区
Shangqiu prefecture in Henan
商丘市
Shangqiu prefecture level city in Henan
商代
the prehistoric Shang dynasty (c. 16th-11th century BC)
商兑
to discuss and deliberate
商务
commercial affairs; commercial; commerce; business
商务中心区
central business district (e.g. CBD of Beijing)
商务印书馆
The Commercial Press, Beijing (est. 1897)
商务汉语考试
Business Chinese Test (BCT)
商务部
Department of Trade; Department of Commerce
商南
Shangnan County in Shangluo 商洛[Shang1 luo4], Shaanxi
商南县
Shangnan County in Shangluo 商洛[Shang1 luo4], Shaanxi
商君书
The Book of Lord Shang, Legalist text of the 4th century BC
商品
commodity; goods; merchandise; CL:個|个[ge4]
商圈
commercial district; business district
商城
see 商城縣|商城县[Shang1 cheng2 xian4]
商城
shopping center; department store
商城县
Shangcheng county, Henan
商域
field of fractions (math)
商埠
commercial port; trading port; treaty port (old)
商场
shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; CL:家[jia1]; the business world
商女
female singer (archaic)
商学
business studies; commerce as an academic subject
商学院
business school; university of business studies
商定
to agree; to decide after consultation; to come to a compromise
商家
merchant; business; enterprise
商展
trade show; exhibition of goods
商州
Shangzhou District of Shangluo City 商洛市[Shang1 luo4 Shi4], Shaanxi
商州区
Shangzhou District of Shangluo City 商洛市[Shang1 luo4 Shi4], Shaanxi
商店
store; shop; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
商户
merchant; trader; businessman; firm
商朝
Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
商业
business; trade; commerce
商业中心
business center; commerce center
商业区
business district; downtown
商业机构
commercial organization
商业版本
commercial version (of software)
商业管理
business administration
商业行为
business activity; commercial activity
商榷
to discuss; to bring up various ideas for discussion
商机
business opportunity; commercial opportunity
商水
Shangshui county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhou1 kou3], Henan
商水县
Shangshui county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhou1 kou3], Henan
商河
Shanghe county in Ji'nan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2], Shandong
商河县
Shanghe county in Ji'nan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2], Shandong
商洛
Shangluo prefecture level city in Shaanxi
商洛市
Shangluo prefecture level city in Shaanxi
商洽
to parley; to negotiate; to discuss
商港
commercial port; trading harbor
商汤
Shang Tang (1646-? BC), legendary founder of the Shang Dynasty
商界
business world; business community
商祺
business is auspicious; conventional greeting at the foot of a letter: May your business go well!
商科
Shangke corporation, PRC IT company (since 1994)
商科集团
Shangke Corporation, PRC IT company (since 1994)
商纣王
King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
商计
to negotiate; to discuss
商讨
to discuss; to deliberate
商调
to negotiate the transfer of personnel
商谈
to confer; to discuss; to engage in talks
商议
to negotiate; discussion; proposal
商誉
reputation of a firm's product
商办
to consult and act upon; privately run; commercial
商都
Shangdu county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia
商都县
Shangdu county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia
商量
to consult; to talk over; to discuss
商鞅
Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and important statesman of Qin state 秦國|秦国 whose militaristic reforms in 356 and 350 BC played a key role in establishing Qin power
商鞅变法
Shang Yang's political reform of Qin state 秦國|秦国 of 356 BC and 350 BC, that put it on the road to world domination
商飙徐起
the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)
墒土
plowed earth; moist soil
墒情
the state of moisture in the soil (and whether it can support a crop)
尚志
Shangzhi county level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
尚志市
Shangzhi county level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
尚慕杰
James Sasser (1936-), US Ambassador to China 1995-1999
尚方剑
imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers); in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill
尚方宝剑
variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑[shang4 fang1 jian4]; imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers); in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill
尚书
same as 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] Book of History
尚书
high official; government minister
尚书经
Book of History; a compendium of documents in various styles, making up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the times of Confucius
尚书郎
ancient official title
尚未解决
unsolved; as yet unsettled
尚武
to promote a martial spirit; to revere military skills; warlike
尚义
Shangyi county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
尚义县
Shangyi county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
尚飨
I beg you to partake of this sacrifice (used at the end of an elegiac address)
赏光
to do sb the honor (of attending etc); to put in an appearance; to show up
赏心悦目
warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom); pleasing; delightful
赏月
to admire the full moon
赏析
understanding and enjoying (a work of art)
赏脸
(polite) do me the honor
赏识
to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation
赏赐
to bestow; to confer (a reward for service); a reward
赏钱
tip; gratuity; monetary reward; bonus
鞝鞋
to sole a shoe; also written 上鞋[shang4 xie2]