上 shàng
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shàng
noun
top; a high position
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: 上 is the 14th most frequently used word in the Beijing Language Institute's 1985 frequency wordlist (Ho 2002, '上' 2; NCCED '上' shàng 1). -
shang
noun
top; the position on or above something
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In this sense, 上 usually follows a noun to indicate the position on top of or attached to the object referred to by the noun (Ho 2002, '上' 2; NCCED '上' shang noun). For example, 树枝上 'on tree branches ...' (Lao She, 2003, p. 236) -
shàng
verb
to go up; to go forward
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Direction 方向
Notes: For example, 猫上了树 'a cat climbed up a tree.' (XHN 2015-11-02) (NCCED '上' shàng 7, 8; Ho 2002, '上' 5) -
shàng
foreign
shang
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Foreign Language
Notes: Used for the sound in mantras and Sanskrit names -
shàng
adjective
previous; last
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
Notes: (NCCED '上' shàng 5; Ho 2002, '上' 8) For example, 上个月 'last month' (VOA, 2015-12-23) and 上周五 'last Friday.' (VOA 2015-07-25) -
shàng
adjective
high; higher
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (NCCED '上' shàng 2; Ho 2002, '上' 1) -
shàng
adjective
advanced
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
Notes: Synonymous with 上级 in this sense (NCCED '上' shàng 4) -
shàng
adjective
a monarch; a sovereign
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
Notes: Synonymous with 君主 in this sense (NCCED '上' shàng 3) -
shàng
noun
time
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
Notes: Synonymous with 时间 in this sense -
shàng
verb
to do something; to do something at a set time; to go to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
Notes: For example, 上班 'go to work' or 上学 'go to school' (NCCED '上' shàng 11; Ho 2002, '上' 7) -
shàng
adjective
far
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 远 in this sense -
shàng
verb
big; as big as
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '上' shàng 12) -
shàng
adjective
abundant; plentiful
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 丰足 in this sense -
shàng
verb
to report
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 上报 or 呈报 in this sense (NCCED '上' shàng 9) -
shàng
verb
to offer
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 进献 or 送上 in this sense -
shàng
verb
to go on stage
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Drama
Notes: (NCCED '上' shàng 13) -
shàng
verb
to take office; to assume a post
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Synonymous with 就职 in this sense -
shàng
verb
to install; to erect
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Synonymous with 安装 in this sense -
shàng
verb
to suffer; to sustain
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Synonymous with 陷入 or 遭受 in this sense -
shàng
verb
to burn
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Synonymous with 上火 in this sense -
shàng
verb
to remember
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Synonymous with 上心 in this sense -
shang
preposition
on; in
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (Ho 2002, '上' 3) -
shàng
adverb
upward
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '上' shàng 10) -
shàng
verb
to add
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '上' shàng 14) -
shàng
verb
to fix; to install; to apply (powder, makeup, etc)
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (NCCED '上' shàng 16) -
shàng
verb
to meet
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (NCCED '上' shàng 16) -
shàng
noun
falling then rising (4th) tone
Domain: Linguistics 语言学
Notes: (NCCED '上' shàng 26) -
shang
verb
used after a verb indicating a result
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (NCCED '上' shang verb) For example, 一切的路都封上了 'all the roads were closed' (Lao She, 2003, p. 175) and 加上 'to add on.' (VOA, 2015-07-25) -
shàng
noun
a musical note
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Music
Notes: (NCCED '上' shàng 26) -
shàng
adjective
higher, superior; uttara
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: uttara, or: śreṣṭha, Japanese: jou, or: shou, Tibetan: bla ma (BCSD '上', p. 7; Dhammajoti 2013, p. 9; Mahāvyutpatti 'uttaraḥ'; MW 'uttara'; SH '上', p. 55; Unihan '上')
Contained in
- 无上正觉之心(無上正覺之心) aspiration for unexcelled enlightenment
- 上行 up; to go against the current; to submit (a document) to higher authorities ; viitacritra
- 上行天 Utkarṣacārinī
- 佛说无二平等最上瑜伽大教王经(佛說無二平等最上瑜伽大教王經) Advayasamatāvijayakalparāja; Fo Shuo Wu Er Pingdeng Zuishang Yujia Da Jiao Wang Jing
- 增上 additional; increased; superior
- 妙吉祥平等秘密最上观门大教王经(妙吉祥平等祕密最上觀門大教王經) Wonderful, Universal, Secret and Highest Method for Meditation, Great Teaching King of Sūtras; Miao Jixiang Pingdeng Mimi Zuishang Guan Men Da Jiao Wang Jing
- 慧上菩萨问大善权经(慧上菩薩問大善權經) Sūtra on the Questions by Jñānottara Bodhisattva on the Means for Great Good
- 无上处经(無上處經) Wushang Chu Jing
- 金刚顶经金刚界大道场毘卢遮那如来自受用身内证智眷属法身异名佛最上乘秘密三摩地礼忏文(金剛頂經金剛界大道場毘盧遮那如來自受用身內證智眷屬法身異名佛最上乘祕密三摩地禮懺文) Vajra Crown Tantra Vajradhatu Bodhimanda Vairocana Tathagata Sambhogakaya Inner Realization Wisdom Dharma Body, also known as the Supreme Buddha Vehicle Esoteric Liturgy
- 上首 chief; presiding elders ; foremost; pramukha
- 增上心学(增上心學) training on meditative concentration
- 和上 an abbot; a monk
- 修上品十善 cultivating the ten good deeds to the utmost degree
- 垂宝璎珞宝铃万亿而悬其上(垂寶瓔珞寶鈴萬億而懸其上) hung with thousands of jewel-garlands and with hourplates and bells
- 明月松间照 清泉石上流(明月松間照 清泉石上流) Inbetween the pines shines the bright moon, Over rocks and boulders flows the pure stream.
Also contained in
上半部分 、 项上人头 、 献上 、 上流 、 上辈子 、 戴上 、 上层建筑 、 挨不上 、 呈上 、 上界 、 上门费 、 杠上 、 走马上任 、 上下其手 、 颍上 、 上述 、 上标 、 楼上 、 台上 、 上班族 、 犯得上 、 带上 、 上供 、 上海 、 网上 、 上上之策 、 上海话 、 膝上舞 、 数不上 、 至高无上 、 上手 、 考上 、 北上广深 、 上山下乡运动 、 肾上腺素 、 线上银行
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 759
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 685
- Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 461
- Scroll 1 Miscellaneous Mantras Sutra (Zhongzhong Za Zhou Jing) 種種雜呪經 — count: 326
- Scroll 20 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 292
- Scroll 4 Kuśalamūlasamparigraha (Fo Shuo Hua Shou Jing) 佛說華手經 — count: 262
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 256
- Scroll 62 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 252
- Scroll 7 Dharanisamgraha Sutra (Collected Dharanis Sutra) 陀羅尼集經 — count: 234 , has English translation
- Scroll 39 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 226
Collocations
- 上中 (上中) 上中下善 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 18
- 座上 (座上) 即於座上成阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 10
- 梵天上 (梵天上) 生梵天上 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 8
- 讲堂上 (講堂上) 忉利諸天所以集法講堂上者 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 8
- 上虚空 (上虛空) 金輪寶在宮門上虛空中住 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 8
- 上坐 (上坐) 往堂上坐 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
- 忉利天上 (忉利天上) 梵童子於忉利天上說此正法 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 7
- 上漏 (上漏) 上漏為患 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
- 殿上 (殿上) 昇高殿上 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 6
- 上远尘离垢 (上遠塵離垢) 八萬四千人即於座上遠塵離垢 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 6