| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 上 | shàng | on; up; on top; upon; first (of two parts); previous or last (week, etc.); upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; above; to go up | |
| 上岸 | shàng àn | (n) disembarkation | |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office | |
| 上半 | shàng bàn | first half | |
| 上半年 | shàng bàn nián | first half (of a year) | |
| 上報 | 上报 | shàng bào | (v) report to leaders |
| 上邊 | 上边 | shàng bian | upside |
| 上標 | 上标 | shàng biāo | superscript |
| 上菜 | shàng cài | to serve, also to put on plate | |
| 上蔡 | Shàng cài | (N) Shangcai (place in Henan) | |
| 上層 | 上层 | shàng céng | upper layer |
| 上車 | 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc.) |
| 上齒 | 上齿 | shàng chǐ | upper teeth |
| 上唇 | shàng chún | upper lip | |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time | |
| 上當 | 上当 | shàng dàng | be take in; be fooled; be duped |
| 上等 | shàng děng | (adj) highest quality | |
| 上帝 | shàng dì | God | |
| 上吊 | shàng diào | hanged | |
| 上高 | Shàng gāo | (N) Shanggao (place in Jiangxi) | |
| 上個 | 上个 | shàng gè | first (of two parts); previous or last (week, etc.) |
| 上個星期 | 上个星期 | shàng gè xīng qī | last week |
| 上個月 | 上个月 | shàng gè yuè | last month |
| 上海 | Shàng hǎi | Shanghai | |
| 上海寶鋼集團公司 | 上海宝钢集团公司 | Shàng hǎi Bǎo gāng Jí tuán Gōng sī | Baosteel |
| 上海大劇院 | 上海大剧院 | Shàng hǎi Dà jù yuàn | Shanghai Grand Theatre |
| 上海大學 | 上海大学 | Shàng hǎi Dà xué | Shanghai University |
| 上海第二醫科大學 | 上海第二医科大学 | Shàng hǎi Dì èr Yī kē Dà xué | Shanghai Second Medical University |
| 上海東亞足球俱樂部 | 上海东亚足球俱乐部 | Shàng hǎi Dōng yà zú qiú Jù lè bù | Shanghai Dongya football club |
| 上海合作組織 | 上海合作组织 | Shàng hǎi Hé zuò Zǔ zhī | Shanghai Cooperation Organization |
| 上海交通大學 | 上海交通大学 | Shàng hǎi Jiāo tōng Dà xué | Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| 上海浦東發展銀行 | 上海浦东发展银行 | Shàng hǎi Pǔ dōng Fā zhǎn Yín háng | Shanghai Pudong Development Bank |
| 上海人民廣場 | 上海人民广场 | Shàng hǎi Rén mín Guǎng chǎng | People's Square in Shanghai |
| 上海商業儲蓄銀行 | 上海商业储蓄银行 | Shàng hǎi Shāng yè Chǔ xù Yín háng | Shanghai Commercial and Savings Bank |
| 上海市 | Shàng hǎi shì | city of Shanghai | |
| 上海體育場 | 上海体育场 | Shàng hǎi Tǐ yù chǎng | Shanghai Stadium |
| 上海戲劇學院 | 上海戏剧学院 | Shàng hǎi Xì jù Xué yuàn | Shanghai Theatrical Institute |
| 上海醫科大學 | 上海医科大学 | Shàng hǎi Yī kē Dà xué | Shanghai Medical University |
| 上海音樂學院 | 上海音乐学院 | Shàng hǎi Yīn yuè Xué yuàn | Shanghai Conservatory of Music |
| 上海證券交易所 | 上海证券交易所 | Shàng hǎi Zhèng quàn Jiāo yì suǒ | Shanghai Stock Exchange |
| 上杭 | Shàng háng | (N) Shanghang (place in Fujian) | |
| 上級 | 上级 | shàng jí | higher authorities; superiors |
| 上將 | 上将 | shàng jiàng | general; admiral; air chief marshal |
| 上交 | shàng jiāo | (v) hand in to; give to higher authority | |
| 上界 | shàng jiè | upper bound | |
| 上進 | 上进 | shàng jìn | (v) make forward progress |
| 上課 | 上课 | shàng kè | to attend class |
| 上空 | shàng kōng | (n) up overhead; in the sky | |
| 上來 | 上来 | shàng lái | (v) come up; (v) approach; used after verb to indicate success |
| 上林 | Shàng lín | (N) Shanglin (place in Guangxi) | |
| 上流 | shàng liú | upper class | |
| 上門 | 上门 | shàng mén | drop in; visit |
| 上面 | shàng mian | on top of; above-mentioned | |
| 上皮 | shàng pí | epithelium | |
| 上氣不接下氣 | 上气不接下气 | shàng qì bù jiē xià qì | (phr) be out of breath |
| 上前 | shàng qián | (v) go forward | |
| 上去 | shàng qù | (v) go upwards | |
| 上饒 | 上饶 | Shàng ráo | (N) Shangrao (city in Jiangxi) |
| 上饒地區 | 上饶地区 | Shàng ráo dì qū | (N) Shangrao district (district in Jiangxi) |
| 上任 | shàng rèn | take office | |
| 上衫 | shàng shān | blouse | |
| 上身 | shàng shēn | upper part of the body | |
| 上升 | shàng shēng | rise; go up; to ascend | |
| 上昇 | 上升 | shàng shēng | rise; go up; to ascend |
| 上升趨勢 | 上升趋势 | shàng shēng qū shì | (n) uptrend |
| 上市 | shàng shì | on the market | |
| 上市公司 | shàng shì gōng sī | public company | |
| 上述 | shàng shù | above-mentioned | |
| 上水 | Shàng shuǐ | Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong) | |
| 上思 | Shàng sī | (N) Shangsi (place in Guangxi) | |
| 上司 | shàng si | boss; superior | |
| 上訴 | 上诉 | shàng sù | appeal (a judicial case) |
| 上訴法院 | 上诉法院 | shàng sù fǎ yuàn | appeal |
| 上台 | shàng tái | (v) rise to authority; (v) go up on the theater stage | |
| 上同調 | 上同调 | shàng tóng diào | (math.) cohomology |
| 上頭 | 上头 | shàng tou | above; on top of; on the surface of |
| 上万 | shàng wàn | over ten thousand | |
| 上網 | 上网 | shàng wǎng | be on the internet; stretch a net (in a sports game or for covering something); be netted (of fish) |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning | |
| 上下 | shàng xià | up and down; top and bottom; old and new | |
| 上下文 | shàng xià wén | (textual) context | |
| 上絃 | 上弦 | shàng xián | wind; tighten |
| 上弦月 | shàng xián yuè | first quarter moon | |
| 上校 | shàng xiào | (n) captain | |
| 上星期 | shàng xīng qī | last week; previous week | |
| 上學 | 上学 | shàng xué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 上旬 | shàng xún | first third of a month | |
| 上野 | Shàng yě | Ueno, Tokyo | |
| 上野公園 | 上野公园 | Shàng yě gōng yuán | Ueno Park |
| 上衣 | shàng yī | jacket; upper outer garment | |
| 上議院 | 上议院 | shàng yì yuàn | (n) Upper Chamber; Upper House |
| 上癮 | 上瘾 | shàng yǐn | (n) addiction |
| 上映 | shàng yìng | show (a film) | |
| 上湧別町 | 上涌别町 | Shàng yǒng bié tǐng | Kamiyūbetsu, Hokkaidō |
| 上游 | shàng yóu | upper reaches; advanced position | |
| 上猶 | 上犹 | Shàng yóu | (N) Shangyou (place in Jiangxi) |
| 上虞 | Shàng yú | (N) Shangyu (city in Zhejiang) | |
| 上月 | shàng yuè | last month | |
| 上載 | 上载 | shàng zài | to upload |
| 上載和下載 | 上载和下载 | shàng zài hé xià zài | uploading and downloading |
| 上漲 | 上涨 | shàng zhǎng | rise; go upward |
| 上肢 | shàng zhī | upper limb | |
| 上周 | shàng zhōu | last week | |
| 上座部佛教 | Shàng zuò bù Fó jiào | Theravada |
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