上司

shàng si · shang si

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. boss
  2. superior

In a sentence

2 examples
01

当(dāng)他(tā)的(de)上(shàng)司(si)察(chá)觉(jué)他(tā)的(de)谎(huǎng)言(yán),麻(má)烦(fan)来(lái)了(le)。

The lie got him in trouble when his boss found out the truth.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maple · English by TRANG · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)的(de)上(shàng)司(si)真(zhēn)的(de)非(fēi)常(cháng)生(shēng)气(qì)。

Tom's boss was really angry.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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