上海

Shàng hǎi · shang hai

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Meaning

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  1. Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬 / 沪 (Hù)

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)同(tóng)事(shì)辞(cí)职(zhí)了(le),后(hòu)来(lái)去(qù)上(Shàng)海(hǎi)教(jiāo)英(Yīng)语(yǔ)。

After my work mate quit his job he moved to Shanghai to teach English.

Tatoeba: Chinese by hamsolo474 · English by hamsolo474 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)第(dì)一(yī)次(cì)去(qù)上(Shàng)海(hǎi),就(jiù)被(bèi)外(Wài)滩(tān)的(de)夜(yè)景(jǐng)吸(xī)引(yǐn)住(zhù)了(le)。

The first time she went to Shanghai, she was captivated by the night view of the Bund.

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