How to write 上
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HSK level
HSK 1上 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.
上 in a sentence
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请 上 楼 。Please go upstairs.
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太 阳 上 来 了 。The sun has come up.
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我 们 上 山 吧 。Let's go up the mountain.
上 vs 下 vs 上面
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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下 xià down; below; to go down
Antonym pair — 上楼 'go upstairs' vs 下楼 'go downstairs'; 上车 'get on' vs 下车 'get off'.
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上面 shàng miàn on top of; above
The locative 'on/above' a surface — 桌子上面 'on the table'. 上 alone is the direction 'up'.