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上 shàng

on; above; up

Strokes
3
Level
HSK 1
Radical
一
Type
Ideograph
Made of 一 ⿱⺊一

Memory hint: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below)

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Example sentences with 上

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  1. 书在桌子上。
    Shū zài zhuōzi shàng.
    The book is on the table.
    book at table on
  2. 你几点上班？
    Nǐ jǐ diǎn shàngbān?
    What time do you go to work?
    you what-time go-to-work (question)
  3. 我们上午去吧。
    Wǒmen shàngwǔ qù ba.
    Let's go in the morning.
    we morning go (suggestion)
  4. 他今天不上班。
    Tā jīntiān bú shàngbān.
    He's not going to work today.
    he today not go-to-work
  5. 晚上八点，他还在公司上班。
    Wǎnshang bā diǎn, tā hái zài gōngsī shàngbān.
    At eight in the evening, he's still working at the company.
    evening eight o'clock, he still at company go-to-work

Words with 上 (24)