祖上 zǔ shàng ㄗㄨˇ ㄕㄤˋ zou2 soeng5
- ancestors; forebears
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祖
- 祖传 祖傳 zǔ chuán ㄗㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ zou2 cyun4 passed on from ancestors
- 祖先 zǔ xiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zou2 sin1 ancestors; forebears
- 祖国 祖國 zǔ guó ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zou2 gwok3 motherland
- 祖宗 zǔ zōng ㄗㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄥ zou2 zung1 ancestor
- 祖母 zǔ mǔ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ zou2 mou5 father's mother; paternal grandmother
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- 祖父 zǔ fù ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ zou2 fu6 father's father
- 祖籍 zǔ jí ㄗㄨˇ ㄐㄧˊ zou2 zik6 ancestral hometown
- 外祖母 wài zǔ mǔ ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ ngoi6 zou2 mou5 mother's mother
- 外祖父 wài zǔ fù ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ ngoi6 zou2 fu6 maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)
- 佛祖 Fó zǔ ㄈㄛˊ ㄗㄨˇ fat6 zou2 Buddha
- 先祖 xiān zǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˇ sin1 zou2 (literary) my deceased grandfather
- 叔祖 shū zǔ ㄕㄨ ㄗㄨˇ suk1 zou2 grandfather's younger brother
- 太祖 tài zǔ ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ taai3 zou2 Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
- 始祖 shǐ zǔ ㄕˇ ㄗㄨˇ ci2 zou2 primogenitor
- 妈祖 媽祖 Mā zǔ ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇ maa1 zou2 Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
- 家祖 jiā zǔ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨˇ gaa1 zou2 (polite) my paternal grandfather
- 师祖 師祖 shī zǔ ㄕ ㄗㄨˇ si1 zou2 teacher of one's teacher (esp. in a lineage)
- 彭祖 Péng Zǔ ㄆㄥˊ ㄗㄨˇ paang4 zou2 Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)
- 曾祖 zēng zǔ ㄗㄥ ㄗㄨˇ zang1 zou2 great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)
- 正祖 Zhèng zǔ ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄨˇ zing3 zou2 Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty
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)
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