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上

shǎng · shang/shàng · shang

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Meaning

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shǎng 上

  1. used in 上聲 / 上声 (shǎng shēng)

shàng 上

  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above

In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)上(shàng)了(le)车(chē)，启(qǐ)动(dòng)了(le)发(fā)动(dòng)机(jī)。

Tom got in the car and started the engine.

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

02

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)七(qī)点(diǎn)去(qù)上(shàng)课(kè)。

He goes to class at seven every morning.

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