上
shàngshǎng HSK1

up

上 shàng frequency
on directional
noun suffix indicating position on or above

放在桌子上的那叠文件是今天下午会议要用的资料。

fàng zài zhuō​zi shàng de nà dié wén​jiàn shì jīn​tiān xià​wǔ huì​yì yào yòng de zī​liào.

The stack of documents on the table is the material for this afternoon's meeting.

up verb
directional complement indicating upward movement or completion

邻居家的猫敏捷地爬上了屋顶。

lín​jū jiā de māo mǐn​jié de pá shàng le wū​dǐng.

The neighbor's cat nimbly climbed onto the roof.

previous directional
previous or first of multiple parts

上个星期我去看了电影。

shàng gè xīng​qī wǒ qù kàn le diàn​yǐng.

I went to see a movie last week.

to attend verb
to attend class, school, or university

他已经开始上大学了。

tā yǐ​jīng kāi​shǐ shàng dà​xué le.

He has already started college.

to appear on verb
to appear in media such as television, radio, or stage performances.

那位年轻的歌手去年终于上了春晚的舞台进行表演。

nà wèi nián​qīng de gē​shǒu qù​nián zhōng​yú shàng le Chūn Wǎn de wǔ​tái jìn​xíng biǎo​yǎn.

That young singer finally performed on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala last year.

to board verb
to board a vehicle such as a bus, train, or ship

她提着厚重的行李箱，吃力地上了火车。

tā tí zhe hòu​zhòng de xíng​li​xiāng, chī​lì de shàng le huǒ​chē.

Carrying a heavy suitcase, she struggled to get on the train.

to climb onto verb
to move upwards onto or to a higher place, such as a hill, tree, or roof.

蚕已经上山结茧了。

cán yǐ​jīng shàng shān jié jiǎn le.

The silkworms have gone onto the frames to spin cocoons.

to put on verb
to fasten, install, or put something onto an object or surface, such as putting a lock on a door.
highest rank noun
highest; superior; first in order or rank (often used in official titles in historical contexts).

蔺相如被封为上卿。

Lìn Xiāng​rú bèi fēng​wéi shàng qīng.

Lin Xiangru was appointed as the High Minister.

top-grade verb
of the highest quality, grade, or rank; superior

这种产品的质量可以分为上、中、下三等。

zhè zhǒng chǎn​pǐn de zhì​liàng kě​yǐ fēn​wéi shàng, zhōng, xià sān děng.

The quality of this product can be classified into three grades: high, medium, and low.

heaven noun
in religious or philosophical contexts, referring to heaven, God, or divine destiny.

冥冥之中，上自有公论。

míng​míng zhī​zhōng, shàng zì yǒu gōng​lùn.

In the end, there will be a fair judgment from above.

wind up verb
to wind up a spring-driven mechanism, such as a clock or a toy

给表上发条。

gěi biǎo shàng fā​tiáo.

Wind the watch.

submit verb
to submit or present (a memorial, report, etc.) to a superior
serve verb
to serve food or drinks to a table in a restaurant or at a meal
aspect directional
used after a noun or noun phrase to indicate a certain aspect, scope, or field
in terms of directional
noun suffix indicating a specific aspect, scope, or field
上 shǎng
rising tone verb
Used in the term for the rising tone (shǎngshēng) in Chinese phonology

在学习中国古代音韵学时，需要区分平、上、去、入。

zài xué​xí Zhōng​guó gǔ​dài yīn​yùn​xué shí, xū​yào qū​fēn píng, shǎng, qù, rù.

When studying ancient Chinese phonology, it is necessary to distinguish between the level, rising, departing, and entering tones.

Cross-References

Has old variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
16th most common 5527.4 per million
Movie subtitles
30th most common 5047.9 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
3409.3 per million appears in 100% of films
Written text
3532.5 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
3
Unicode
U+4E0A

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)