n. (Hira=うえ) upper part, top, head, highest point, summit; upper stream; lord, shogun, superior, sovereign, government

v. (Trad=上, Pinyin=shang4) climb, leave for, submit, send in, present, board, fill, supply, serve, apply, go up, mount

prep. (Trad=上, Pinyin=shang4) on, on top of, upon, above

pref. (Trad=上, Pinyin=shang4) over

n. (Trad=上, Pinyin=shang4) first

adv. (Trad=上, Pinyin=shang4) up

adj. (Trad=上, Pinyin=shang4) previous, last, preceding, upper, higher, better, superior, topmost, overhead

v. (Simp=上, Pinyin=shang4) climb, leave for, submit, send in, present, board, fill, supply, serve, apply, go up, mount

prep. (Simp=上, Pinyin=shang4) on, on top of, upon, above

pref. (Simp=上, Pinyin=shang4) over

n. (Simp=上, Pinyin=shang4) first

adv. (Simp=上, Pinyin=shang4) up

adj. (Simp=上, Pinyin=shang4) previous, last, preceding, upper, higher, better, superior, topmost, overhead

[上] the top; the head; the upper part; the first (class, grade); the best; the superior; a first volume; -ly

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[像] a figure; a statue; an image; a portrait; a picture

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[商] trade; commerce; business; a merchant; a dealer; the quotient

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[喪] mourning

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[床] a table; a small table

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[想] an idea; a conception; a thought

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[相] look; features; countenance; physiognomy; appearance; aspect; phase; a phase; (verbal) aspect; a facies; (a) phase

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[賞] a prize; a reward

[上] from the viewpoint [standpoint] of (morality)

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[相] a minister

qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4
Seven up and eight down.
Worried, insecure, upset.

san1 shi2 liu4 ji4, zou3 wei2 shang4 ji4
Out of thirty-six strategies, retreat is the best.
(No further explanation)

shang4 xia4 qi2 shou3
Raising and lowering one's hand.
Collusion in a fraud.

shang4 you3 tian1 tang2, xia4 you3 su1 hang2
Above is the heaven, below is Suzhou and Hangzhou.
A quote describing the beautiful cities of Suzhou and Hangzhou.

shang4 xi1 tian1
Ascending the western skies.
To pass away.

ni3 shang4 na3 er qu4 a?
Where are you going?
A phrase used as a replacement for "Hello!" and "How are you?". Compare with 吃饭了吗? (chi1 fan4 le ma?)

hou4 lai2 ju1 shang4
A latecomer occupies a better place.
Referring to what comes from behind and surpasses what is in front.

zui3 shang4 qian1 xu1, xin1 li3 hen3 de2 yi4
Modest in the mouth, but satisfied in the heart.
Compare with 卧虎藏龙 (wo4 hu3 zang4 long2).

zui3 shang4 mei2 mao2, ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2
If he has no hair above the mouth, he is not trustworthy to handle affairs.
A man too young to grow a beard is not dependable. Alternative form: 嘴上无毛，办事不牢 (zui3 shang4 wu2 mao2, ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2).

tai4 gong1 diao4 yu2, yuan4 zhe3 shang4 gou1
Willing fish rising to lord Jiang's hookless line.
Said of a person who willingly plays into the hands of someone else.

shan1 shang4 mei2 you3 hu3, hou2 zi chen4 ba4 wang2
When the tiger is gone, the monkey reins the mountains.
(No further explanation)

liang2 shang4 jun1 zi3
The gentleman on the beam.
A thief. A light-fingered gentleman. Being both a gentleman and a thief.

huo3 shang4 jia1 you2
Add fuel to the flames.
Making an already difficult situation worse. Alternative form: 火上浇油 (huo3 shang4 jiao1 you2). Compare with 抱薪救火 (bao4 xin1 jiu4 huo3), 雪上加霜 (xue3 shang4 jia1 shuang1) and 前门拒虎，后门进狼 (qian2 men2 ju4 hu3, hou4 men2 jin4 lang2).

zhi3 shang4 tan2 bing1
Discussing a war on paper.
Making useless comments without solving any problem.

bi1 shang4 liang2 shan1
Driven to join the Liangshan rebels.
To be forced to do something or to be driven to drastic alternatives against one's will. Going to the greenwood.

xue3 shang4 jia1 shuang1
Adding frost to the snow.
Disasters piling up on one another. Compare with 抱薪救火 (bao4 xin1 jiu4 huo3), 火上加油 (huo3 shang4 jia1 you2) and 前门拒虎，后门进狼 (qian2 men2 ju4 hu3, hou4 men2 jin4 lang2).