上乘 shàngchéngshàngshèng first-class Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents shàngchéng first-class 上 shàng adjectivenoun upper top; higher; superior; better; used to describe something in a higher position or rank乘 chéng to mount (literary) to climb or ascend to a higher placeshàngchéng Mahayana 上 shàng adjectivenoun upper top; higher; superior; better; used to describe something in a higher position or rank乘 chéng Yāna A Buddhist vehicle or sect that carries all living beings to enlightenment; often appearing in 大乘 dàchéng or 小乘 xiǎochéngshàngshèng four-horse carriage · superior horse 上 shàng adjectivenoun upper top; higher; superior; better; used to describe something in a higher position or rank乘 shèng [classifier] (archaic) A unit of measurement for a carriage drawn by four horses; often used to describe the military strength of a nation.