上
shangshàngshǎng HSK1

up

上 shang frequency
on locative
(suffix) on; in; at; on the surface of; used after a noun to indicate a location, scope, or aspect
resultative complement particle
a particle used after a verb to indicate the successful completion of an action, the attainment of a goal, or the reaching of a state

我不要被选上。

wǒ bù​yào bèi xuǎn shang.

I don't want to be chosen.

他解释它们是什么，以及它们如何为我们惹上麻烦。

tā jiě​shì tā​men shì shén​me, yǐ​jí tā​men rú​hé wèi wǒ​men rě shang má​fan.

He explains what they are and how they get us into trouble.

上 shàng
to go up particleverb
to climb; to board a vehicle; to mount; to go to a place

有个男人上了火车。

yǒu ge nán​rén shàng le huǒ​chē.

A man got on the train.

他们一定知道上哪找她。

tā​men yī​dìng zhī​dao shàng nǎ zhǎo tā.

They must know where to find her.

upper adjectivenoun
top; higher; superior; better; used to describe something in a higher position or rank

直走，左或右，上或下，没有对或错。

zhí zǒu, zuǒ huò yòu, shàng huò xià, méi​yǒu duì huò cuò.

Straight ahead, left or right, up or down, there's no right or wrong.

to attend verb
to go to school or work; to be at a scheduled activity

她和我一起上的高中。

tā hé wǒ yī​qǐ shàng de gāo​zhōng.

She and I went to high school together.

任何在节目里工作的人都不能上节目。

rèn​hé zài jié​mù li gōng​zuò de rén dōu bù​néng shàng jié​mù.

No one who works on the show can be on the show.

last adjectivedeterminer
preceding; previous; used to refer to a previous time or part of a series

你也可以说「下一首歌曲」或「上一首歌曲」。

nǐ yě kě​yǐ shuō" xià yī shǒu gē​qǔ" huò" shàng yī shǒu gē​qǔ".

You can also say “next song” or “previous song.”

to apply particleverb
to put on; to paint; to fix or install; to screw or wind up

他擦去了错误答案，写上了正确答案。

tā cā qù le cuò​wù dá'àn, xiě shàng le zhèng​què dá'àn.

He erased the wrong answer and wrote in the right one.

to submit verbparticle
to send in; to present; to be recorded or published in a publication
emperor noun
(bound form) monarch; emperor; person in a superior position
[musical note]
the first note in the traditional Chinese 工尺谱 gōng​chě​pǔ musical scale
surname
a Chinese surname
上 shǎng
[rising tone]
(bound form) third tone in Mandarin; the rising tone in traditional Chinese phonetics

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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
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)