上岸 shàng àn ㄕㄤˋ ㄢˋ soeng5 ngon6
- to go ashore; to climb ashore
- (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)
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More words with these characters
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)
岸
- 两岸 兩岸 liǎng àn ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄢˋ loeng5 ngon6 bilateral
- 对岸 對岸 duì àn ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄢˋ deoi3 ngon6 opposite bank (of a body of water)
- 岸上 àn shàng ㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ngon6 soeng6 ashore
- 沿岸 yán àn ㄧㄢˊ ㄢˋ jyun4 ngon6 coastal area
- 海岸 hǎi àn ㄏㄞˇ ㄢˋ hoi2 ngon6 coastal
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- 伟岸 偉岸 wěi àn ㄨㄟˇ ㄢˋ wai5 ngon6 imposing
- 傲岸 ào àn ㄠˋ ㄢˋ ngou6 ngon6 proud
- 凹岸 āo àn ㄠ ㄢˋ nap1 ngon6 concave bank
- 南岸 Nán àn ㄋㄢˊ ㄢˋ naam4 ngon6 see 南岸区
- 口岸 kǒu àn ㄎㄡˇ ㄢˋ hau2 ngon6 a port for external trade
- 堤岸 dī àn ㄉㄧ ㄢˋ tai4 ngon6 embankment
- 岸标 岸標 àn biāo ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄠ ngon6 biu1 lighthouse
- 岸然 àn rán ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ngon6 jin4 solemn
- 岸边 岸邊 àn biān ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢ ngon6 bin1 shore
- 崖岸 yá àn ㄧㄚˊ ㄢˋ ngaai4 ngon6 cliff
- 左岸 Zuǒ àn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄢˋ zo2 ngon6 Left Bank (in Paris)
- 彼岸 bǐ àn ㄅㄧˇ ㄢˋ bei2 ngon6 the other shore
- 抵岸 dǐ àn ㄉㄧˇ ㄢˋ dai2 ngon6 to come ashore
- 拍岸 pāi àn ㄆㄞ ㄢˋ paak3 ngon6 to beat against the shore (of waves)
- 江岸 Jiāng àn ㄐㄧㄤ ㄢˋ gong1 ngon6 see 江岸区
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
Show 7 more idioms with 上
- 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
Example sentences
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全部 上岸 ！
All ashore!
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