MEANING/意义
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used in 上声Type character/汉字
1previous，last (used before nouns to show something happened earlier) ; higher in positionType adjective/形容词2to get on，to get in (a car) ; to advance; to present (to a higher level) ; to leave for; to up to (a certain amount)Type verb/动词3to wind (the clock，watch etc.)Type verb/动词4high place，higher position; superior，senior; emperorType noun/名词5serve; install; screw，twist; apply; fall (for a ruse)Type verb/动词
(after a noun) on，in，at，above，indicating an aspect; (after a verb，indicating) upward，an amount，a result，begin and continue doing...Type noun/名词
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EXAMPLES/列句
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合上书。
Close your books
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晚上见！
See you in the evening!
COMBINATIONS/组合
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上报
report，be in the newspaper
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上层
upper levels，hanging side，over-story
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上等
first-class，first-rate，superior
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上限
upper bound
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上旬
the first ten days of a month
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上海
Shanghai
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上课
attend class，go to class; (said by a teacher) let's begin the class，the class begins
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上边
above，over，on
