上shàng(bound form) up
Learn the Chinese character 上 with its source-linked HSK 1 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Words with 上
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 上.
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Example sentences with 上
Published HSK 1 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
现在八点半,再过十分就上课。
It is eight thirty now; class starts in ten minutes.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 2 · teaching context →去年我在北京,今年我在上海,明年我想去广州。
Last year I was in Beijing, this year I am in Shanghai, and next year I want to go to Guangzhou.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 2 · teaching context →昨天是星期日,我没有上课。
Yesterday was Sunday, and I did not have class.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 2 · teaching context →我的房间里有一张桌子、两把椅子,桌子上有一个杯子。
My room has a table and two chairs, and there is a cup on the table.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 3 · teaching context →今天有点儿冷,晚上下雪了。
It is a little cold today, and it snowed in the evening.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 4 · teaching context →中午十二点吃午饭,晚上六点吃晚饭。
Eat lunch at noon and dinner at six in the evening.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 7 · teaching context →医生说没事,明天就能上班。
The doctor says it is nothing serious, so I can work tomorrow.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 10 · teaching context →我早上七点起床,今天起得很早。
I get up at seven in the morning; I got up very early today.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 11 · teaching context →白天我上班,晚上我休息。
I work during the day and rest in the evening.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 11 · teaching context →我是大学生,每天八点上学。
I am a university student, and I go to school at eight every day.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 12 · teaching context →那些中学生在中学上课。
Those middle-school students have class at the middle school.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 13 · teaching context →我妹妹今天没有时间,她要上课。
My younger sister has no time today; she has class.
HSK 1 course · Lesson 14 · teaching context →
About 上
Short answers for character learning.
What does 上 mean in Chinese?
上 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: (bound form) up.
How do you pronounce 上?
上 is shown as shàng.
Is 上 an HSK 1 character?
Yes. 上 is HSK 1 recognition character #149.
Can I practise writing 上?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 1 recognition
- HSK 1–2 writing inventory
- 16 linked HSK words
- 12 published course contexts
- Audio available
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement:HSK 1 recognition character #149. See the HSK 3.0 guide for the published syllabus reference.
- Writing scope: present in the official HSK 1–2 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT dictionary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata; displayed reading source: HSK 1 vocabulary data.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK 1 vocabulary records, with every word linked to its existing HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published hskone HSK 1 course contexts, linked to the lesson that owns the original content.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This page is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.
