上方 shàng fāng ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤ soeng5 fong1 HSK 7-9
- place above (it)
- upper part (of it)
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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)
- 上期 shàng qī ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧ soeng5 kei4 previous period (week, month or quarter etc)
方
- 偏方 piān fāng ㄆㄧㄢ ㄈㄤ pin1 fong1 folk remedy
- 前方 qián fāng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤ cin4 fong1 ahead
- 北方 běi fāng ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄤ bak1 fong1 north
- 南方 nán fāng ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤ naam4 fong1 south; southern direction
- 四方 sì fāng ㄙˋ ㄈㄤ sei3 fong1 four-way
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- 地方 dì fāng ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤ dei6 fong1 region
- 地方 dì fang ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄈㄤ dei6 fong1 place; location; area; space; territory
- 大方 dà fāng ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄤ daai6 fong1 expert
- 大方 dà fang ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄈㄤ daai6 fong1 generous
- 女方 nǚ fāng ㄋㄩˇ ㄈㄤ neoi5 fong1 the bride's side (of a wedding)
- 官方 guān fāng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄈㄤ gun1 fong1 government
- 对方 對方 duì fāng ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄤ deoi3 fong1 the other person; the other side; the other party
- 平方 píng fāng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄤ ping4 fong1 square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)
- 后方 後方 hòu fāng ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄤ hau6 fong1 the rear
- 方位 fāng wèi ㄈㄤ ㄨㄟˋ fong1 wai6 direction
- 方便 fāng biàn ㄈㄤ ㄅㄧㄢˋ fong1 bin6 convenient; suitable
- 方向 fāng xiàng ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˋ fong1 hoeng3 direction; orientation
- 方式 fāng shì ㄈㄤ ㄕˋ fong1 sik1 way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc)
- 方案 fāng àn ㄈㄤ ㄢˋ fong1 on3 plan
- 方正 fāng zhèng ㄈㄤ ㄓㄥˋ fong1 zing3 clear and square
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
- 独霸一方 獨霸一方 dú bà yī fāng ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄚˋ ㄧ ㄈㄤ duk6 baa3 jat1 fong1 to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc)
- 方寸大乱 方寸大亂 fāng cùn dà luàn ㄈㄤ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ fong1 cyun3 daai6 lyun6 (idiom) to become agitated
- 方寸已乱 方寸已亂 fāng cùn yǐ luàn ㄈㄤ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ fong1 cyun3 ji5 lyun6 (idiom) confused
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- 方枘圆凿 方枘圓鑿 fāng ruì yuán záo ㄈㄤ ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄠˊ fong1 jeoi6 jyun4 zok6 lit. like a square peg in a round hole (idiom)
- 方兴未艾 方興未艾 fāng xīng wèi ài ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄞˋ fong1 hing1 mei6 ngaai6 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
- 方兴未已 方興未已 fāng xīng wèi yǐ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧˇ fong1 hing1 mei6 ji5 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
- 方滋未艾 fāng zī wèi ài ㄈㄤ ㄗ ㄨㄟˋ ㄞˋ fong1 zi1 mei6 ngaai6 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
- 富甲一方 fù jiǎ yī fāng ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧ ㄈㄤ fu3 gaap3 jat1 fong1 (idiom) to be the richest person (or family) in a region; to possess great wealth in one's locality
- 来日方长 來日方長 lái rì fāng cháng ㄌㄞˊ ㄖˋ ㄈㄤ ㄔㄤˊ loi4 jat6 fong1 coeng4 the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
- 磊落大方 lěi luò dà fāng ㄌㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄤ leoi5 lok6 daai6 fong1 to be generous in the extreme (idiom)
Example sentences
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时钟 時鐘 在 壁炉 壁爐 的 上方 。
The clock is above the fireplace.
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黑板 上 写 寫 满 滿 了 数学 數學 方程式 ， 老师 老師 正用 一 把 砍刀 当 當 教鞭 讲解 講解 。 黑板 上方 写 寫 着 著 一句 格言 ， 大概 是 为了 為了 激励 激勵 学生 學生 ：「 学习 學習 并 並 遵循 胡志明 主席 的 教诲 教誨 ， 我们 我們 的 心灵 心靈 更加 光明 ！」
A blackboard had been covered with math equations, which the teacher was explaining, using a machete as a pointer. Above the blackboard was a motto, probably intended to be inspirational: "Studying and following Uncle Ho's words, our hearts are brighter!"
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