shàng​shū

to present a petition

  • created sense approved 上书/上書 · shàng​shū · to present a petition — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    上书 / 上書

    shàng​shū

    to present a petition

    to submit a written document or letter to a superior, authority figure, or the emperor to express one's opinions or advice

    上, 书

    上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to submit 书 (literal) → 书/書 · shū · document

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 上书/上書 · shàng​shū · to teach a new lesson — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    上书 / 上書

    shàng​shū

    to teach a new lesson

    (archaic) for a teacher to present or lecture on a new text to students

    上, 书

    上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to attend 书 (literal) → 书/書 · shū · book

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense