上

• 拼音: shàng
• 汉字拆解: 上 = ideograph of a mark above a base line, indicating upward or above

含义

Up; above; to go up; previous. Used as a direction word, a verb for going to or getting on, and to indicate the previous instance of something.

One of the most versatile characters in Chinese. As a location word, it means above or on top of (桌子上). As a verb, it means to go up, to attend (上课 attend class), or to get on (上车 board a vehicle). It also marks the previous occurrence: 上个月 (last month), 上次 (last time). Appears in countless common compounds.

例句

1. 请上车，我们要走了。
2. 书在桌子上。
3. 上个星期我去了北京。

用法指南

语境: everyday, directions, time

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们上楼吧。(Let's go upstairs.)
• 上个月我很忙。(I was very busy last month.)

错误说法

• 说'我上去学校'来表示去学校。(Don't say 我上去学校 — say 我去学校 or 我上学 to mean going to school)

起源与历史

An ideographic character showing a short stroke above a horizontal line, indicating the concept of above or upward.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal