上

shàng

HSK 1

上 — shàng

1. up; above; on (top of); upper

   书在桌子上。 shū zài zhuōzi shàng — The book is on the table.

2. to go up; to climb; to get onto

   他上楼去拿东西了。 tā shànglóuqù ná dōngxī le — He went upstairs to get something.

3. to attend (class or university); to go to (work, school)

   他每天早上八点上班。 tā měitiān zǎoshàng bādiǎn shàngbān — He goes to work at 8 every morning.

4. previous; earlier; former (as in 'the previous chapter')

   上个星期我去旅行了。 shànggèxīngqī wǒ qù lǚxíng le — I traveled last week.

5. directional complement 'up' used after verbs to indicate movement toward a higher position or completion

   他把椅子搬上去了。 tā bǎ yǐzi bānshàngqù le — He moved the chair up (to an upstairs location).

上 — shǎng

1. the shang tone (上声), one of the traditional Chinese tonal categories

   “好”字在普通话里读上声。 hǎo zì zài pǔtōnghuà lǐ dú shǎngshēng — The character 'hǎo' is pronounced in the third (shǎng) tone in Mandarin.