上面 (soeng6 min6 | shang4 mian4) : [1] above; on top [2] Mainland China

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soeng6 min6

shang4 mian4

[1] above; on top [2] Mainland China (for a person living in Hong Kong or Macau)

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 4,120,000

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

上面

This word has been viewed 4822 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 3rd Aug 2004 11:40 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

上 soeng6 soeng5 - upper; superior; preceding; up; on
面 min6 - face; surface; top; side; aspect; extent

1 compounds containing this word:

七情上面 - [TCM] the seven sentiments

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你嘅帽喺檯上面粵
Your hat is on the table.

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.

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

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.]

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

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

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]

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