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1
shàng
上
above
上
above
[s]
Composition
Components
上
above
上
above
Sounds
sh-
Shrek
sh-
Shrek
-ang
chapel
-ang
chapel
4
bathroom
4
bathroom
Pinyin
shang4
•
shàng
Meaning
Primary
above
Mnemonic
[sh-] Shrek
enters the
[4] bathroom
of the
[-ang] chapel
, where there is a large holy sign next to the sink that points
上 above
. Shrek looks at where the sign is pointing, and sees inscribed on the ceiling: "only stupid ogres look
上 above
".
Same Pronunciation
shàng
尚
to esteem
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Found In Words
shàngwǔ
上午
morning
wǎnshàng
晚上
evening
zǎoshàng
早上
morning
shànghǎo
上好
first-class
shàngchuáng
上床
to go to bed
chēshàng
車上
in the car
guānshàng
關上
to turn off
shàngxiàwén
上下文
context
wǎngshàng
網上
online
shàngcì
上次
last time
shàngzhōu
上週
last week
lóushàng
樓上
upstairs
mǎshàng
馬上
immediately
yǐshàng
以上
more than
páshàng
爬上
to climb up
shàngshān
上山
to climb a mountain
dàishàng
戴上
to put on
shàngzhǎng
上漲
to rise
zòngshàngsuǒshù
綜上所述
in summary
shàngxún
上旬
first ten days of the month
shàngdì
上帝
God
shàngyǐn
上癮
to be addicted
shàngyóu
上游
upstream
nǐngshàng
擰上
to screw on
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