上海 Shàng hǎi ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄞˇ soeng6 hoi2
- Shanghai municipality (short name 沪 滬 Hù ㄏㄨˋ )
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- 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)
海
- 下海 xià hǎi ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ haa6 hoi2 to go out to sea
- 大海 dà hǎi ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ daai6 hoi2 sea
- 沿海 yán hǎi ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ jyun4 hoi2 coastal
- 海啸 海嘯 hǎi xiào ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ hoi2 siu3 tsunami
- 海域 hǎi yù ㄏㄞˇ ㄩˋ hoi2 wik6 sea area
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- 海报 海報 hǎi bào ㄏㄞˇ ㄅㄠˋ hoi2 bou3 poster
- 海外 hǎi wài ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄞˋ hoi2 ngoi6 overseas; abroad
- 海岸 hǎi àn ㄏㄞˇ ㄢˋ hoi2 ngon6 coastal
- 海峡 海峽 hǎi xiá ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ hoi2 haap6 strait; channel
- 海底 hǎi dǐ ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ hoi2 dai2 seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean
- 海拔 hǎi bá ㄏㄞˇ ㄅㄚˊ hoi2 bat6 height above sea level
- 海水 hǎi shuǐ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hoi2 seoi2 seawater
- 海洋 hǎi yáng ㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄤˊ hoi2 joeng4 ocean
- 海浪 hǎi làng ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄤˋ hoi2 long6 sea wave
- 海滨 海濱 hǎi bīn ㄏㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄣ hoi2 ban1 shore
- 海滩 海灘 hǎi tān ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄢ hoi2 taan1 beach
- 海湾 海灣 hǎi wān ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄢ hoi2 waan1 bay
- 海盗 海盜 hǎi dào ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄠˋ hoi2 dou6 pirate
- 海绵 海綿 hǎi mián ㄏㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄢˊ hoi2 min4 (zoology) sea sponge
- 海藻 hǎi zǎo ㄏㄞˇ ㄗㄠˇ hoi2 zou2 seaweed
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
- 百川归海 百川歸海 bǎi chuān guī hǎi ㄅㄞˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄞˇ baak3 cyun1 gwai1 hoi2 all things tend in one direction (idiom)
- 碧海青天 bì hǎi qīng tiān ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ bik1 hoi2 cing1 tin1 green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
- 沧海桑田 滄海桑田 cāng hǎi sāng tián ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ ㄙㄤ ㄊㄧㄢˊ cong1 hoi2 song1 tin4 lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom)
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- 沧海一粟 滄海一粟 cāng hǎi yī sù ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ ㄧ ㄙㄨˋ cong1 hoi2 jat1 suk1 lit. one grain floating on the ocean (idiom)
- 沧海遗珠 滄海遺珠 cāng hǎi yí zhū ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ ㄧˊ ㄓㄨ cong1 hoi2 wai4 zyu1 undiscovered talent (idiom)
- 曾经沧海 曾經滄海 céng jīng cāng hǎi ㄘㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ cang4 ging1 cong1 hoi2 lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom)
- 醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō ㄘㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄛ cou3 hoi2 sang1 bo1 lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
- 大海捞针 大海撈針 dà hǎi lāo zhēn ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ daai6 hoi2 laau4 zam1 lit. to fish a needle from the sea
- 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi ㄉㄠ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ dou1 saan1 fo2 hoi2 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
- 道山学海 道山學海 dào shān xué hǎi ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄢ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ dou6 saan1 hok6 hoi2 mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas
Example sentences
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我 是 上海 人 。
I'm Shanghainese.
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他 没 沒 去 上海 。
He didn't go to Shanghai.
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你 去 过 過 上海 吗 嗎 ？
Have you ever been to Shanghai?
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我 出生 在 上海 。
I was born in Shanghai.
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你 会 會 说上 說上 海 话 話 吗 嗎 ？
Can you speak Shanghainese?
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