上书 上書
上书 上書 shàng shū ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨ soeng6 syu1
- to write a letter (to the authorities)
- to present a petition
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上
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 上任 shàng rèn ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ soeng5 jam6 to take office
- 上来 上來 shàng lái ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ soeng5 loi4 to come up
- 上升 shàng shēng ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥ soeng5 sing1 to rise
- 上午 shàng wǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ soeng6 ng5 morning
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- 上去 shàng qù ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄩˋ soeng5 heoi3 to go up
- 上台 shàng tái ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄞˊ soeng5 toi4 to rise to power (in politics)
- 上司 shàng si ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄙ soeng6 si1 boss
- 上吊 shàng diào ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ soeng5 diu3 to hang oneself
- 上周 shàng zhōu ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄡ soeng6 zau1 last week
- 上报 上報 shàng bào ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄠˋ soeng5 bou3 to report to one's superiors
- 上场 上場 shàng chǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˇ soeng5 coeng4 on stage
- 上好 shàng hǎo ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ soeng6 hou2 first-rate
- 上学 上學 shàng xué ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ soeng5 hok6 to go to school
- 上岗 上崗 shàng gǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄤˇ soeng5 gong1 to take up one's post; to go on duty
- 上市 shàng shì ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ soeng5 si5 to hit the market (of a new product)
- 上帝 Shàng dì ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧˋ soeng6 dai3 God
- 上方 shàng fāng ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤ soeng5 fong1 place above (it)
- 上旬 shàng xún ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ soeng6 ceon4 first third of a month
- 上映 shàng yìng ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄥˋ soeng5 jing2 to screen; to show (a movie)
书 書
- 图书 圖書 tú shū ㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄨ tou4 syu1 books (in a library or bookstore)
- 念书 念書 niàn shū ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ nim6 syu1 to read; to study
- 情书 情書 qíng shū ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨ cing4 syu1 love letter
- 教书 教書 jiāo shū ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄨ gaau3 syu1 to work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
- 书包 書包 shū bāo ㄕㄨ ㄅㄠ syu1 baau1 schoolbag
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- 书写 書寫 shū xiě ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄝˇ syu1 se2 to write
- 书店 書店 shū diàn ㄕㄨ ㄉㄧㄢˋ syu1 dim3 bookstore
- 书房 書房 shū fáng ㄕㄨ ㄈㄤˊ syu1 fong2 study (room)
- 书本 書本 shū běn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇ syu1 bun2 book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
- 书架 書架 shū jià ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧㄚˋ syu1 gaa2 bookshelf
- 书桌 書桌 shū zhuō ㄕㄨ ㄓㄨㄛ syu1 coek3 desk
- 书柜 書櫃 shū guì ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄟˋ syu1 gwai6 bookcase
- 书橱 書櫥 shū chú ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨˊ syu1 cyu4 bookcase
- 书法 書法 shū fǎ ㄕㄨ ㄈㄚˇ syu1 faat3 calligraphy
- 书籍 書籍 shū jí ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧˊ syu1 zik6 books
- 书记 書記 shū ji ㄕㄨ ˙ㄐㄧ syu1 gei3 secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)
- 书面 書面 shū miàn ㄕㄨ ㄇㄧㄢˋ syu1 min6 in writing; written
- 秘书 秘書 mì shū ㄇㄧˋ ㄕㄨ bei3 syu1 secretary
- 经书 經書 jīng shū ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄨ ging1 syu1 classic books in Confucianism
- 证书 證書 zhèng shū ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄨ zing3 syu1 credentials
Idioms with these characters
- 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng ㄅㄚ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ baa1 gou1 mong6 soeng6 to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
- 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 赤膊上阵 赤膊上陣 chì bó shàng zhèn ㄔˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄣˋ cek3 bok3 soeng5 zan6 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
- 犯上作乱 犯上作亂 fàn shàng zuò luàn ㄈㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ faan6 soeng6 zok3 lyun6 to rebel against the emperor (idiom)
- 高高在上 gāo gāo zài shàng ㄍㄠ ㄍㄠ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ gou1 gou1 zoi6 soeng6 (idiom) situated high; aloft
- 顾客至上 顧客至上 gù kè zhì shàng ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄓˋ ㄕㄤˋ gu3 haak3 zi3 soeng6 the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
- 滚石上山 滾石上山 gǔn shí shàng shān ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢ gwan2 sek6 soeng5 saan1 lit. to roll a boulder up a hill (like Sisyphus) (idiom)
- 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄕㄤˋ hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5 (idiom) see 后来者居上
- 火上浇油 火上澆油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ fo2 soeng6 giu1 jau4 to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 牛角挂书 牛角掛書 niú jiǎo guà shū ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄨ ngau4 gok3 gwaa3 syu1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
- 罄竹难书 罄竹難書 qìng zhú nán shū ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄨ hing3 zuk1 naan4 syu1 lit. too numerous to record on bamboo slips (idiom)
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- 琴棋书画 琴棋書畫 qín qí shū huà ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ kam4 kei4 syu1 waa2 (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
- 书不尽言 書不盡言 shū bù jìn yán ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄢˊ syu1 bat1 zeon6 jin4 I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
- 书香门第 書香門第 shū xiāng mén dì ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ syu1 hoeng1 mun4 dai6 family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
- 文弱书生 文弱書生 wén ruò shū shēng ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ man4 joek6 syu1 saang1 (idiom) frail scholar
- 仰屋著书 仰屋著書 yǎng wū zhù shū ㄧㄤˇ ㄨ ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄨ joeng5 uk1 zyu3 syu1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
- 折节读书 折節讀書 zhé jié dú shū ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ zit3 zit3 duk6 syu1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
- 知书达理 知書達理 zhī shū dá lǐ ㄓ ㄕㄨ ㄉㄚˊ ㄌㄧˇ zi1 syu1 daat6 lei5 educated and well-balanced (idiom)
Example sentences
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合上 书 書 。
Close the book.
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