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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.

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HSK vocabulary

Words with

Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 上.

Real usage

Example sentences with

Published HSK 1 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.

  1. 现在八点半,再过十分就上课。

    Xiànzài bā diǎn bàn, zài guò shí fēn jiù shàngkè.

    It is eight thirty now; class starts in ten minutes.

    HSK 1 course · Lesson 2 · teaching context
  2. 去年我在北京,今年我在上海,明年我想去广州。

    Qùnián wǒ zài Běijīng, jīnnián wǒ zài Shànghǎi, míngnián wǒ xiǎng qù Guǎngzhōu.

    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
  3. 昨天是星期日,我没有上课。

    Zuótiān shì xīngqīrì, wǒ méiyǒu shàngkè.

    Yesterday was Sunday, and I did not have class.

    HSK 1 course · Lesson 2 · teaching context
  4. 我的房间里有一张桌子、两把椅子,桌子上有一个杯子。

    Wǒ de fángjiān lǐ yǒu yì zhāng zhuōzi, liǎng bǎ yǐzi, zhuōzi shàng yǒu yí ge bēizi.

    My room has a table and two chairs, and there is a cup on the table.

    HSK 1 course · Lesson 3 · teaching context
  5. 今天有点儿冷,晚上下雪了。

    Jīntiān yǒudiǎnr lěng, wǎnshang xià xuě le.

    It is a little cold today, and it snowed in the evening.

    HSK 1 course · Lesson 4 · teaching context
  6. 中午十二点吃午饭,晚上六点吃晚饭。

    Zhōngwǔ shí'èr diǎn chī wǔfàn, wǎnshang liù diǎn chī wǎnfàn.

    Eat lunch at noon and dinner at six in the evening.

    HSK 1 course · Lesson 7 · teaching context
  7. 医生说没事,明天就能上班。

    Yīshēng shuō méishì, míngtiān jiù néng shàngbān.

    The doctor says it is nothing serious, so I can work tomorrow.

    HSK 1 course · Lesson 10 · teaching context
  8. 我早上七点起床,今天起得很早。

    Wǒ zǎoshang qī diǎn qǐchuáng, jīntiān qǐ de hěn zǎo.

    I get up at seven in the morning; I got up very early today.

    HSK 1 course · Lesson 11 · teaching context
  9. 白天我上班,晚上我休息。

    Báitiān wǒ shàngbān, wǎnshang wǒ xiūxi.

    I work during the day and rest in the evening.

    HSK 1 course · Lesson 11 · teaching context
  10. 我是大学生,每天八点上学。

    Wǒ shì dàxuéshēng, měitiān bā diǎn shàngxué.

    I am a university student, and I go to school at eight every day.

    HSK 1 course · Lesson 12 · teaching context
  11. 那些中学生在中学上课。

    Nàxiē zhōngxuéshēng zài zhōngxué shàngkè.

    Those middle-school students have class at the middle school.

    HSK 1 course · Lesson 13 · teaching context
  12. 我妹妹今天没有时间,她要上课。

    Wǒ mèimei jīntiān méiyǒu shíjiān, tā yào shàngkè.

    My younger sister has no time today; she has class.

    HSK 1 course · Lesson 14 · teaching context
Character questions

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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
Content transparency

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.
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