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Pinyin shang IPA [ʂɑŋ] Zhuyin ㄕㄤˇ
HSK 1 noun 名词 Book 1 · Lesson 10 freq #29

Meaning

As a location word, the top or upper side, "on / above": 桌子上 is "on the table". As a verb it means "to go up" or "to board", as in 上车 (get on a vehicle). Its opposite is 下.

Examples

上车吧! shàng chē ba Get in the car.
看天上。 kàn tiān shàng Look at the sky.
我爱上了她。 wǒ ài shàng le tā I fell in love with her.

Other Pronunciations 多音字

[shàng] (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university) beyond HSK 1 usage

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