上 (soeng6 soeng5 | shang4) : upper; superior; preceding; up; on

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上

soeng6 soeng5

shang4

[粵] soeng6 | [國] 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

[粵] soeng5 | [國] 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

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Stroke count: 3

Level: 1

Radical: 一 (#1)

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

上

This word has been viewed 45983 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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豬乸會上樹 zyu1 naa2 wui5 soeng5 syu6 = (lit. female pigs can climb tree) something impossible; "When pigs fly" 粵

高攀不上 gou1 paan1 bat1 soeng6 gao1 pan1 bu4 shang4 = to be unworthy to associate with (sb of higher social status)

蒸蒸日上 zing1 zing1 jat6 soeng6 zheng1 zheng1 ri4 shang4 = becoming more prosperous with each passing day

馬上 maa5 soeng6 ma3 shang4 = immediately

以上 ji5 soeng6 yi3 shang4 = above

上學 soeng5 hok6 shang4 xue2 = to attend school

上午 soeng6 ng5 shang4 wu3 = morning; A.M.

上課 soeng5 fo3 shang4 ke4 = to attend class

上去 soeng5 heoi3 shang4 qu5 = to go up; to ascend

上月 soeng6 jyut6 shang4 yue4 = last month
See all 414 compounds (CantoDict reports 424 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 58 examples containing 上

上星期日我同啲朋友一齊食晚飯。粵
Last Sunday, I had dinner with my friends together.

你唔可以企喺張枱上便粵
You can't stand on the table.
[Lit. you cannot stand at table surface. 唔可以 here carries the sense of "not allowed".]

份報紙喺盒上便粵
The newspaper is on top of the box.
[Lit. [counter] newspaper at box top]

世界上有很多人。國
There are many people in the world.

上次我做錯嘢粵
Last time I made a mistake.

請把窗戶關上國
Please close the window.

晚上你可以看到頭上天空中的星辰國
At night you can see stars in the sky above your head.

我們在黑板上畫一個正方形吧. 國
Let's draw a square on the blackboard.

我把球放在桌上。國
I put the ball on the table.

聖誕期間，電視上播很多好看的電影國
There are lots of good films on TV at Christmas!

我都上網買禮物國
I buy gifts on the Internet.

今年聖誕節不要在我身上花錢喔！國
Don't spend your money on me this Christmas!

你嘅帽喺檯上面粵
Your hat is on the table.

汽車鏟上行人路粵
The vehicle mounted the pavement.

有幾隻雀仔喺樹上面。粵
There are several birds on the tree.

喺街上面唔好走嚟走去。粵
Don't chase around on the street.

老虎的身上有很多黑棕色的條紋國
A tiger has many black-brown stripes on its body.

巴士在半路上拋錨國
The bus broke down on the way.
[半路 should not be translated literally as halfway, just "along the way" [粵] [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/938/]link[/url] ]

搭幾號巴士可以去到上環？粵
Which bus can take me to Sheung Wan?

牛奶出自乳牛身上
Cow's milk comes from the body of dairy cows
[Instead of saying "cow produces milk", it sounds more natural to say it the other way: "milk comes from cow"]

有一盞街燈喺雪地上面粵
There's a streetlight on the snowy ground.

天文學上叫佢做月球粵
In astronomy, it's called "月球" (i.e. the moon).
[上 here means "in the field of".]

廁所魔鏡，世間上邊個最靚？粵
Mirror mirror on the washroom wall, who's the fairest one of all?
[Lit. toilet magic-mirror, world on which-one most pretty?]

有條友企喺張枱上便粵
There's a guy standing on the table.
[Lit. Have [counter] friend stand at table on-top. 條友 is an set expression for "guy".]

獵豹係世界上跑得最快嘅動物粵
The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.
[Lit. cheetah is world-on run-manner most fast [possessive particle] animal]

我媽媽在銀行上班國
My mum works at a bank.

上次考試真係攞命。粵
The last exam was a real killer.

張枱上面得翻三隻杯。粵
Only three cups are left on the table.
[In this sentence, the aspect marker 翻 merely connotes that there have been more than three cups on the table.]

漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。國
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.

雖然我沒上大學，但是我認為我也有資格的。國
Although I have not attended college, I believe that I am also qualified.

乘務員用剪票夾在我們的車票上打孔。國
The train conductor punched our tickets.

我往常都是步行去上班。國
I used to go to work on foot.

今日冇堂上，因為琴日上咗堂。粵
There is no class today, because we had one yesterday.

上次單嘢我都未同你計數呀！粵
I still haven't gotten even with you!
[for that thing you did before]

咁夜重上網？不如聽朝再玩過啦！粵
Still surfing the web at this time of the night? Why don't you (go to bed) and go online again in the morning?

唔好伏喺檯上面睇書! 粵
Don't bend over the desk to read!

爬到上山頂, 猛咁嗍氣。粵
I gasp for breath after climbing up the hilltop.

部車撞上石壆粵
The car crashes over on the curb.

基本上間屋布置好咗，剩番啲頭頭尾尾啫粵
The house is basically well-decorated. What remains to be done are just some odds and ends.

表面上關係好好，但內裡其實係咪真嘅噉？粵
The relationship is cordial on the surface, but is it really so (deep down inside)?

九大簋加上美女就真係錦上添花啦粵
Having this feast with such beauties is indeed beyond perfection.

BB要食，快啲將背囊裡面個口水肩笠上BB度. 粵
The baby needs to eat。 Quickly take the bib from the backpack and put it over her。
[Discussion on usage of 將: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,120703]

你又唔係去見皇上，使唔使咁姿整呀? 粵
You are not meeting the emperor, do you need to be so particular about what you wear?

雖然只係上台分享下自己嘅經歷，但唔知點解好自然會覺得怯場。粵
Although merely sharing my experiences on stage, I do not know why I would naturally get stage fright.

危難中，"有子不需父上前"；搶險時，"上陣不離父子兵"。
A son would would protect his father and face the danger himself; but in times of emergency, both son and father would fight the battle together.

靚女一上車，小巴上嘅麻甩仔都打雀噉眼望住佢粵
The sleazy guys on the minibus were gawking at the pretty girl the moment she boards

豈但年青人愛好運動，就連上了年紀的人也積極鍛煉身體。
Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.

有幾隻雀仔喺樹上面。 ?!
DELETE: There are several birds on the tree.

有時廣東話講起上嚟都幾繑口粵
Sometimes Cantonese can be very hard to pronounce.

太陽冉冉上升國
The sun rose slowly.

我攞咗上個禮拜買嗰件衫去乾洗粵
I took the shirt I bought last week to be dry-cleaned.
[Lit. I took-already last-week bought that (counter) shirt go dry-clean]

我攞咗上個禮拜買嗰啲衫去乾洗粵
I took the clothes I bought last week to be dry-cleaned.
[Lit. I took-already last-week bought those shirts go dry-clean]

我幾個月前見到有一盞又好光又非常之高嘅街燈喺草地上面粵
I saw a bright and really tall streetlight on the grass a few months ago.
[Lit. I several months before see-arrive have one [counter] and bright and very tall [possessive particle] streetlight located grass-floor on.]

我企喺朋友間屋嘅屋頂上面粵
I'm standing on the roof of my friend's house.
[Equivalently: 我企喺朋友間屋嘅屋頂度]

電飯煲唔好𠱂响書檯上便。粵
Don't choose to put the rice cooker on the desk.

佢笑起上嚟會殺死人。粵
She has a killer smile.

我睇都係買屋比較揸拿，好過投資喺啲小生意上粵
I am of the view that buying property has more assurance, better than investing in small businesses.

死咗之後咪使旨意上天堂或者下地獄粵
Don't think you can go to heaven or hell after you die.
[Std. Chinese: 死後別想上天堂或下地獄]

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