街上 jiē shang ㄐㄧㄝ ˙ㄕㄤ gaai1 soeng6
- on the street
- in town
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街
- 上街 shàng jiē ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝ soeng5 gaai1 to go onto the streets
- 大街 dà jiē ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ daai6 gaai1 street
- 临街 臨街 lín jiē ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ lam4 gaai1 facing the street
- 街坊 jiē fāng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄤ gaai1 fong1 neighborhood
- 街道 jiē dào ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˋ gaai1 dou6 street
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- 街头 街頭 jiē tóu ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄡˊ gaai1 tau4 street
- 逛街 guàng jiē ㄍㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝ kwaang3 gaai1 to take a walk
- 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ daai6 gaai1 siu2 hong6 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
- 仆街 pū jiē ㄆㄨ ㄐㄧㄝ puk1 gaai1 drop dead!
- 扫街 掃街 sǎo jiē ㄙㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝ sou3 gaai1 to sweep the streets
- 横街 橫街 héng jiē ㄏㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝ waang4 gaai1 side street
- 炸街 zhà jiē ㄓㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ zaa3 gaai1 (slang) (of a car driver) to engage in noisy, disruptive showboating
- 当街 當街 dāng jiē ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄝ dong1 gaai1 in the middle of the street
- 站街 zhàn jiē ㄓㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝ zaam6 gaai1 (of a prostitute) to walk the streets to solicit customers
- 骂街 罵街 mà jiē ㄇㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ maa6 gaai1 to shout abuses in the street
- 老街 Lǎo jiē ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝ lou5 gaai1 Lao Cai, Vietnam
- 花街 huā jiē ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ faa1 gaai1 red-light district
- 街区 街區 jiē qū ㄐㄧㄝ ㄑㄩ gaai1 keoi1 block; neighborhood
- 街巷 jiē xiàng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄤˋ gaai1 hong6 streets and alleys
- 街市 jiē shì ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕˋ gaai1 si5 downtown area
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
- 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ daai6 gaai1 siu2 hong6 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
- 花街柳巷 huā jiē liǔ xiàng ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ faa1 gaai1 lau5 hong6 (idiom) red-light district
- 街谈巷议 街談巷議 jiē tán xiàng yì ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧˋ gaai1 taam4 hong6 ji5 (idiom) town gossip
- 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
Example sentences
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我 在 街上 遇到 他 。
I met him on the street.
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当时 當時 街上 很 安静 安靜 。
Then the street was very quiet.
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街上 谁 誰 也 看不见 看不見 。
There was no one to be seen in the street.
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当时 當時 街上 有 好多 人 。
There were a lot of people on the street.
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两 兩 个 個 男人 在 街上 打架 。
Two men were fighting on the street.
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