上士 shàngshì sergeant Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents shàngshì sergeant 上 shàng adjectivenoun upper top; higher; superior; better; used to describe something in a higher position or rank士 shì noun non-commissioned officer (bound form) a military rank below commissioned officers, such as sergeant or corporalshàngshì person of high virtue · bodhisattva 上 shàng adjectivenoun upper top; higher; superior; better; used to describe something in a higher position or rank士 shì noun person (bound form) a person of a certain type, such as a professional or someone with a specific quality; also used as a polite title for a person, such as in 女士 nǚshìshàngshì senior official 上 shàng adjectivenoun upper top; higher; superior; better; used to describe something in a higher position or rank士 shì official (bound form) the lowest rank of the nobility in ancient China, positioned between the dafu (senior officials) and the common people; an official