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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

上 [shàng]
  1. 1. noun [指方位] upper part
    上游
    upper stream
    上层
    upper layer
  2. 2. noun [指等级、质量] [pl]
    上级
    higher authorities
    上品
    high-quality products
  3. 3. noun [指时间、次序]
    上个月
    last month
    上半年
    the first half of the year
  4. 4. verb [向上] go up
    上楼
    go upstairs
  5. 5. verb [按点前往] go
    上学
    go to school
    上班
    go to work
  6. 6. verb [去] go to
    他上天津开会去了。
    He went to Tianjin to attend a meeting.
  7. 7. verb [出场] make an entrance
    上场时，队长先上。
    When a team makes its entrance, the captain leads the way.
  8. 8. verb [添补] fill
    上货
    restock
  9. 9. verb [饭、菜] serve
    上菜
    serve food
  10. 10. verb [安装] fix
    上螺丝
    fix a screw
  11. 11. verb [涂] apply
    上涂料
    apply paint
  12. 12. verb [登载] appear
    上杂志
    appear in a magazine
  13. 13. verb [拧紧] tighten
    我的表已上弦了。
    I've wound up my watch.
  14. 14. verb [达到] reach
    上岁数
    reach a great age
    上百艘船停靠在岸边。
    Over a hundred boats were moored on the bank.
  15. 15. verb [楼、山] go up
  16. 16. verb [表示从低到高]
    我跑上楼梯。
    I ran up the stairs.
    演员走上舞台。
    The performer walked onto the stage.
  17. 17. verb [表示达到目的]
    考上大学
    pass the university entrance exams
    当上老师
    become a teacher
  18. 18. verb [表示开始]
    喜欢上古典音乐
    come to like classical music
    他干上了导游。
    He's started work as a tour guide.
  19. 19. preposition [在物体表面] on
    椅子上
    on the chair
  20. 20. preposition [表示范围] in
    报纸上
    in the newspaper
  21. 21. preposition [表示某方面] in
    事实上
    in fact

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

上 [shàng]
  1. 1. adjective (used before a noun) upper (in position or quality); higher; better; superior
    中上水平
    above the average; better than the average
    在书架的最上一层放着
    lie on the top shelf
    上半截
    the upper half
  2. 2. adjective most recent; last; former
    上两批
    the last two groups
    上一季度
    the previous quarter
    上个世纪
    the last century
    上星期四
    last Thursday
    上次
    last time
  3. 3. adjective first (of something divided into two or three parts)
    上一段
    the preceding (or above, foregoing) paragraph
    二十世纪上半叶
    the first half of the 20th century
    上半学期
    the first half of the term
  4. 4. verb come or go up; ascend
    溯流而上
    sail or go upstream
    上楼
    go or come upstairs; ascend the stairs
    上山
    go or climb up a mountain
  5. 5. verb get on (a conveyance); mount; board
    上飞机
    board a plane
    上公共汽车
    get on a bus
  6. 6. verb go to; leave for
    我上卫生室。
    I'm going to the clinic.
    我明天上南京。
    I'm leaving for Nanjing tomorrow.
    你上哪儿？
    Where are you going?
  7. 7. verb forge ahead; go ahead
    见困难就上
    advance where there are difficulties to overcome
    快上，投篮！
    Go ahead. Quick! Shoot!
  8. 8. verb (used in stage directions) appear on the stage; enter
    二战士左上。
    Enter left two soldiers.
  9. 9. verb enter the court or field
    这一盘你上。
    You play this game.
    换人！ 三号下，四号上。
    Substitution: Player No. 4 for No. 3.
  10. 10. verb fill; supply; serve
    上菜
    serve the dishes (of food)
    上水
    feed water to a steam engine, radiator (of an automobile), etc.
  11. 11. verb place something in position; fix
    我正在上螺丝呢。
    I'm fixing the screws in place.
    步枪都上了刺刀。
    All the rifles have bayonets fixed on them.
    上刀具
    fix a cutting tool
  12. 12. verb apply; paint; smear
    给机器上油
    oil (or grease) the machine
    给门窗上漆
    paint the door and windows
    上药膏
    apply ointment
  13. 13. verb be put on record; be carried (in a publication)
    小王的先进事迹都上了电视了。
    Xiao Wang's model deeds have been reported on TV.
  14. 14. verb wind; screw; tighten
    螺丝没有上紧。
    The screw hasn't been tightened.
    表该上了。
    The watch needs winding.
  15. 15. verb be engaged (in work, study, etc.) at a fixed time; attend
    明天的语文课还上不上？
    Shall we have our Chinese lessons tomorrow or not?
    她上大学了。
    She's now in college.
    我今天上中班。
    I'm on the middle shift today.
  16. 16. verb up
    踏上非洲的土地
    set foot on African soil
    飞上蓝天
    soar into the sky
    爬上河堤
    climb up to the top of the dyke
    登上山顶
    reach the summit
    跑上楼
    run upstairs
  17. 17. verb indicating the attainment of an objective
    你跟他接上头了吗？
    Have you got in touch with him?
    还没吃上饭呢。
    I haven't eaten yet.
    她当上会计了。
    She's become an accountant.
    买上电视机了
    have bought a TV
    锁上门
    lock the door; lock up
  18. 18. verb indicating that an action has started
    他俩已聊上天了。
    The two of them are having a good chat.
    她爱上了我。
    She's fallen in love with me.
  19. 19. verb indicating an amount, value or extent reached or to be reached
    我们没说上几句话车就开了。
    We had barely enough time to exchange a few words before the train started.
  20. 20. verb up to; as many as
    出席人数已上万。
    There are as many as ten thousand present. or There is an attendance of 10,000 or so.
    上百辆小汽车
    up to a hundred car
  21. 21. preposition on
    墙上
    on the wall
    山顶上
    at the mountaintop
    脸上
    on one's face
  22. 22. preposition within (a certain area)
    会上
    at the meeting
    报纸上
    in the newspapers
    课堂上
    in class
    世界上
    in the world
  23. 23. preposition in (some aspect)
    在数量上占优势
    excel in numbers
    理论上
    in theory; theoretically
    历史上
    in history
    事实上
    in fact
  24. 24. preposition at (the age of)
    张大爷六十岁上得了孙子。
    Uncle Zhang got his first grandson at sixty.
    他五岁上死了父亲。
    His father died when he was five years old.
  25. 25. preposition formerly, referring to the emperor
  26. 26. preposition (used alone, esp. in contrast to 下) above
    这个词是旧时下对上的称呼。
    This word was used in the old days to address one's superiors.
  27. 27. preposition (used after a preposition) up; upward
    向上反映情况
    report the situation to the higher-ups
    这头朝上
    this side up
    向上拉
    pull it up
    往上看
    look up (at sth.)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

上 [shàng]
  1. 1. 名 高处；较高的位置
    上有天，下有地
    往上走
    高高在上。
  2. 2. 名 时间或顺序在前的
    上午
    上半年
    上回
    上集。
  3. 3. 名 等级或质量较高的
    上级
    上品
    上等。
  4. 4. 名 指君主、皇帝
    上谕
    皇上。
  5. 5. 名 指尊长或地位高的人
    上行下效
    犯上作乱。
  6. 6. 动 从低处往高处运动；登
    上山
    上楼
    上台
    逆流而上。
  7. 7. 动 向前进
    迎着困难上
    一拥而上。
  8. 8. 动 去；往
    上天津
    上学
    上街。
  9. 9. 动 达到(一定的数量或程度)
    人均收入上千元
    上了岁数
    上档次。
  10. 10. 动 按规定的时间活动
    上夜班
    上操
    上了两堂课。
  11. 11. 动 呈献；供奉
    上书
    上茶
    上菜
    上税
    上供。
  12. 12. 动 记载；登载
    上了光荣榜
    上账。
  13. 13. 动 特指登台；出现在某些场合
    上演
    上场。
  14. 14. 动 安装
    上刺刀
    子弹上膛。
  15. 15. 动 拧紧
    上发条
    上螺丝。
  16. 16. 动 增补；添加
    给机器上油
    上货
    上煤
    上膘。
  17. 17. 动 涂；抹
    上漆
    上色(ｓｈǎｉ)
    上药。
  18. 18. 动 进入
    上网。
  19. 19. 名 工尺谱的记音符号之一，表示音阶上的一级，相当于简谱的"1"。
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Examples

工地上千万盏电灯光芒四射，连天上的星月也黯然无光。
The worksite was ablaze with thousands of lights so that even the moon and the stars appeared lustreless in comparison.
表面上气壮如牛，实际上胆小如鼠
outwardly fierce as a bull, but inwardly timid as a mouse
理论上的错误必然导致实践上的失败。
Errors in theory inevitably result in failures in practice.
你的意见理论上我同意，但实际上恐怕行不通。
In theory, I agree with you, but I feel that your ideas would not work in practice.
名义上裁军，实际上扩军
disarmament in name, armament in reality
没有政治上的独立，就谈不到经济上的独立。
Without political independence, you can't begin to talk about economic independence.
在集市上，草标结在牛角上就表示此牛出售。
In a market, grass tied around an ox horn is a sign that the ox is for sale.
虽然理论上说人人平等，但他实际上只是个“二等公民”。
Theoretically, everyone is equal. However, he is in fact a second-class citizen.
上个月的那次科贸博览会上，成交了许多科学栽培技术项目。
In the scientific trade expo last month, many deals on scientific training items were closed.
他明面上说没往心里去，可实际上却怀恨在心。
It seems that he doesn’t mind, but in fact, he harbored a deep resentment.
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上 [shàng]

  • Scene：

    上子弹 / loading ammunition

  • Examples：

    上水，上油

  • Description：

    上 means to load the cartridge into the chamber of a gun or to load cannonball into the cannon barrel.

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