上都 Shàng dū ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄨ soeng6 dou1
- Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
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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)
都
- 全都 quán dōu ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄡ cyun4 dou1 all
- 大都 dà dōu ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄡ daai6 dou1 for the most part
- 大都 dà dū ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨ daai6 dou1 for the most part
- 都市 dū shì ㄉㄨ ㄕˋ dou1 si5 city; metropolis
- 都会 都會 dū huì ㄉㄨ ㄏㄨㄟˋ dou1 wui6 city
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- 首都 shǒu dū ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨ sau2 dou1 capital (city)
- 三都 Sān dū ㄙㄢ ㄉㄨ saam1 dou1 see 三都水族自治县
- 中都 Zhōng dū ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨ zung1 dou1 Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing
- 于都 Yú dū ㄩˊ ㄉㄨ jyu1 dou1 see 于都县
- 京都 Jīng dū ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄨ ging1 dou1 Kyoto (city in Japan)
- 京都 jīng dū ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄨ ging1 dou1 capital (of a country)
- 伯都 bó dōu ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄡ baak3 dou1 (archaic) (dialect) tiger
- 信都 Xìn dū ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄨ seon3 dou1 see 信都区
- 古都 gǔ dū ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨ gu2 dou1 ancient capital
- 商都 Shāng dū ㄕㄤ ㄉㄨ soeng1 dou1 see 商都县
- 国都 國都 guó dū ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨ gwok3 dou1 national capital
- 尧都 堯都 Yáo dū ㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨ jiu4 dou1 see 尧都区
- 大都 Dà dū ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨ daai6 dou1 Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
- 奠都 diàn dū ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨ din6 dou1 to determine the position of the capital
- 宜都 Yí dū ㄧˊ ㄉㄨ ji4 dou1 see 宜都市
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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书架 書架 上都 是 书 書 。
There are only books on the bookshelf.
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世界 上都 是 白痴 。
The world is full of fools.
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他 每天 早上 都 散步 。
He takes a walk every morning.
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每天 晚上 都 不想 睡觉 睡覺
I do not feel like sleeping every night.
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她 每天 早上 都 冲澡 沖澡 。
She takes a shower every morning.
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