Chinese words starting with “shang”
51 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable shang. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 22 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
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- 1st tone 15
- 3rd tone 1
- 4th tone 35
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 上面shàng miànHSK 3
on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian]
- 伤害shāng hàiHSK 4
to injure; to harm
- 上班shàng bānHSK 1
to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
- 上去shàng qùHSK 3
to go up
- 商业shāng yèHSK 3
business; trade; commerce
- 上午shàng wǔHSK 1
morning
- 上周shàng zhōuHSK 2
last week
- 伤心shāng xīnHSK 3
to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt
- 上升shàng shēngHSK 3
to rise; to go up; to ascend
- 上次shàng cìHSK 1
last time
- 上学shàng xuéHSK 1
to go to school; to attend school
- 上课shàng kèHSK 1
to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class
- 上来shàng láiHSK 3
to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)
- 商店shāng diànHSK 1
store; shop
- 商品shāng pǐnHSK 3
commodity; goods; merchandise
- 上网shàng wǎngHSK 1
to go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet; (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net
- 商场shāng chǎngHSK 1
shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; the business world
- 商量shāng liangHSK 2
to consult; to talk over; to discuss
- 上车shàng chēHSK 1
to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
- 商人shāng rénHSK 2
merchant; businessman
- 上衣shàng yīHSK 3
jacket; upper outer garment
- 上边shàng bianHSK 1
the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up
All 51 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 上 | shàng | f,v,g | (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above | |
| 2 | 伤 | shāng | v,n | to injure; injury; wound | |
| 3 | 上帝 | shàng dì | n | God | |
| 4 | 伤口 | shāng kǒu | n | wound; cut | |
| 5 | 尚 | shàng | d,g,nr | still; yet; to value; to esteem | |
| 6 | 上场 | shàng chǎng | v,vn | on stage; to go on stage; to take the field | |
| 7 | 上演 | shàng yǎn | v,vn | to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging | |
| 8 | 上下 | shàng xià | f,n,m,v | up and down; top and bottom; old and young; length; about | |
| 9 | 尚未 | shàng wèi | d | not yet; still not | |
| 10 | 上市 | shàng shì | v,vn | to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market) | |
| 11 | 伤亡 | shāng wáng | vn,v | casualties; injuries and deaths | |
| 12 | 上门 | shàng mén | v,vn | to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family | |
| 13 | 上级 | shàng jí | n | higher authorities; superiors | |
| 14 | 商务 | shāng wù | n | commercial affairs; commercial; commerce; business | |
| 15 | 上台 | shàng tái | v | to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater) | |
| 16 | 上个月 | shàng gè yuè | t | last month | |
| 17 | 上诉 | shàng sù | v,vn | to appeal (a judicial case); appeal | |
| 18 | 上司 | shàng si | n | boss; superior | |
| 19 | 上方 | shàng fāng | f,b | place above (it); upper part (of it) | |
| 20 | 商标 | shāng biāo | n | trademark; logo | |
| 21 | 伤感 | shāng gǎn | a,an | sad; emotional; sentimental; pathos | |
| 22 | 上涨 | shàng zhǎng | v,vn | to rise; to go up | |
| 23 | 上映 | shàng yìng | v,vn | to screen; to show (a movie) | |
| 24 | 上空 | shàng kōng | s,n | overhead; in the sky | |
| 25 | 伤痕 | shāng hén | n | scar; bruise | |
| 26 | 赏 | shǎng | v | to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) | |
| 27 | 上报 | shàng bào | v | to report to one's superiors; to appear in the news; to reply to a letter | |
| 28 | 上述 | shàng shù | b | aforementioned; above-mentioned | |
| 29 | 上当 | shàng dàng | v | taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped | |
| 30 | 伤势 | shāng shì | n | condition of an injury | |
| 31 | 上游 | shàng yóu | f | upper reaches (of a river); upper level; upper echelon; upstream | |
| 32 | 上任 | shàng rèn | v | to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor | |
| 33 | 上瘾 | shàng yǐn | v,vn | to get into a habit; to become addicted | |
| 34 | 上楼 | shàng lóu | v | to go upstairs | |
| 35 | 伤员 | shāng yuán | n | wounded person | |
| 36 | 商讨 | shāng tǎo | v | to discuss; to deliberate | |
| 37 | 商城 | shāng chéng | n | shopping center; department store | |
| 38 | 上限 | shàng xiàn | n | upper bound | |
| 39 | 上头 | shàng tóu | f | (of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun; (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time | |
| 40 | 上岗 | shàng gǎng | v | to take up one's post; to go on duty; to take up a job | |
| 41 | 上流 | shàng liú | b,n | upper class | |
| 42 | 上调 | shàng tiáo | v | to raise (prices); to adjust upwards | |
| 43 | 伤残 | shāng cán | vn,v | disabled; maimed; crippled; (of objects) damaged | |
| 44 | 上火 | shàng huǒ | v | to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM) | |
| 45 | 伤脑筋 | shāng nǎo jīn | v | to be a real headache; to find sth a real headache; to beat one's brains | |
| 46 | 上班族 | shàng bān zú | n | office workers (as social group) | |
| 47 | 商贩 | shāng fàn | n | trader; peddler | |
| 48 | 商贾 | shāng gǔ | merchant | ||
| 49 | 上进心 | shàng jìn xīn | n | motivation; ambition | |
| 50 | 上旬 | shàng xún | t | first third of a month |
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