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  soeng6 soeng5   jyutping
  shang4   pinyin
[] soeng6 | [] shang4
[1] [n, adj] upper; higher; high place
[2] [n, adj] superior; senior; top
[3] [adj] preceding; previous; last
[4] [adv] up; upward; to (a higher level)
[5] [prep] on; in; regarding

[] soeng5 | [] shang4
[1] [v] go up; ascend; get on
[2] [v] go to; leave for (a place)
[3] [v] be as many as; be up to; reach
[4] [v] appear on stage; enter the field
[5] [v] be put on record; be published
[6] [v] fit; install; apply; put on
[7] [v] screw; tighten; twist; wind
[8] (verb particle indicating direction or achievement)
[9] [n] (phonetics) rising tone; fall-rising tone
[10] [v] (mahjong) chow; call to create a run/sequence

nounAdditional PoS: adjectiveverbadverbpreposition
Stroke count: 3
Level: 1
Radical: (#1)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 41610 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Jun 2013 15:59

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detail  zyu1 naa2 wui5 soeng5 syu6   = (lit. female pigs can climb tree) something impossible; "When pigs fly"
detail  gou1 paan1 bat1 soeng6  gao1 pan1 bu4 shang4 = to be unworthy to associate with (sb of higher social status)
detail  zing1 zing1 jat6 soeng6  zheng1 zheng1 ri4 shang4 = becoming more prosperous with each passing day
detail  maa5 soeng6  ma3 shang4 = immediately
detail  ji5 soeng6  yi3 shang4 = above
detail  soeng5 hok6  shang4 xue2 = to attend school
detail  soeng6 ng5  shang4 wu3 = morning; A.M.
detail  soeng5 fo3  shang4 ke4 = to attend class
detail  soeng5 heoi3  shang4 qu5 = to go up; to ascend
detail  soeng6 jyut6  shang4 yue4 = last month
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detail audio 上星期朋友一齊晚飯
Last Sunday, I had dinner with my friends together.
detail 唔可以上便
You can't stand on the table.
[Lit. you cannot stand at table surface. 唔可以 here carries the sense of "not allowed".]
detail 報紙上便
The newspaper is on top of the box.
[Lit. [counter] newspaper at box top]
detail 世界上很多
There are many people in the world.
detail audio 上次做錯
Last time I made a mistake.
detail 窗戶關上
Please close the window.
detail 晚上可以看到上天空中星辰
At night you can see stars in the sky above your head.
detail 我們黑板一個正方形.
Let's draw a square on the blackboard.
detail 放在
I put the ball on the table.
detail 聖誕期間電視很多好看電影
There are lots of good films on TV at Christmas!
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