上 shàng (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 syn 该 該 gāi should / ought to / probably / must be / to deserve / to owe / to be sb's turn to do sth / that / the above-mentioned syn 高 gāo high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific) syn 上面 shàng mian on top of / above-mentioned syn 前面 qián miàn ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5] syn 膝盖 膝蓋 xī gài knee / (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration) syn 以上 yǐ shàng that level or higher / that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all. syn 之上 zhī shàng above syn 越过 越過 yuè guò to cross over / to transcend / to cover distance / to overcome / to rise above syn 上头 上頭 shàng tou above / on top of / on the surface of syn 上空 shàng kōng the skies above a certain place / (aviation) airspace / (Tw) topless syn 上方 shàng fāng place above (it) / upper part (of it) syn 上天 shàng tiān Heaven / Providence / God / the sky above / to fly skywards / (euphemism) to die / to pass away / the previous day (or days) syn 脱颖而出 脫穎而出 tuō yǐng ér chū to reveal one's talent (idiom) / to rise above others / to distinguish oneself syn 上边 上邊 shàng bian the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up syn 至上 zhì shàng supreme / paramount / above all else syn 过头 過頭 guò tóu to overdo it / to overstep the limit / excessively / above one's head / overhead syn 前头 前頭 qián tou in front / at the head / ahead / above syn 截肢 jié zhī amputation (medicine) / to amputate 凌驾 凌駕 líng jià to be above / to place above syn 上述 shàng shù aforementioned / above-mentioned syn 小腿 xiǎo tuǐ lower leg (from knee to ankle) / shank syn 高下 gāo xià relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc) syn 海拔 hǎi bá height above sea level / elevation syn 高人一等 gāo rén yī děng a cut above others / superior 据此 據此 jù cǐ accordingly / in view of the above syn 超常 chāo cháng exceptional / well above average / supernatural / paranormal syn 鹤立鸡群 鶴立雞群 hè lì jī qún a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom) / way above the common / manifestly superior syn 开外 開外 kāi wài over and above (some amount) / beyond (budget) syn 膝下 xī xià at the knee (in reference to children) / (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents) syn 护膝 護膝 hù xī kneepad / knee brace 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng lit. late-comer lives above (idiom) / the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation / the pupil surpasses the master syn 超额 超額 chāo é above quota 春雨 chūn yǔ spring rain / gift from above 膝关节 膝關節 xī guān jié knee joint syn 促膝 cù xī to sit knee to knee syn 略胜一筹 略勝一籌 lüè shèng yī chóu slightly better / a cut above syn 同上 tóng shàng as above / ditto / idem 切切 qiè qiè urgently / eagerly / worried / (urge sb to) be sure to / it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction) syn 前述 qián shù aforestated / stated above / the preceding statement syn 高居 gāo jū to stand above / to occupy an important position / to rank (among the top few) syn 上面 shàng miàn on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5] syn 尤其是 yóu qí shì especially / most of all / above all / in particular 头上 頭上 tóu shàng overhead / above 上个 上個 shàng ge first (of two parts) / last (week etc) / previous / the above 高程 gāo chéng altitude (e.g. above street level) / elevation syn 高空作业 高空作業 gāo kōng zuò yè to work high above the ground 独秀 獨秀 dú xiù to surpass / to stand above the crowd 卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī to bow and bend the knee (idiom) / fawning / bending and scraping to curry favor syn 拔 bá to pull up / to pull out / to draw out by suction / to select / to pick / to stand out (above level) / to surpass / to seize syn 膝 xī knee syn 谕 諭 yù order (from above) syn 拱廊 gǒng láng triforium (gallery of arches above side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church) 五刑 wǔ xíng imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4] / Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3] 肉刑 ròu xíng corporal punishment (such as castration or amputation) 老虎凳 lǎo hǔ dèng tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse) 奴颜婢膝 奴顏婢膝 nú yán bì xī servile and bending the knee (idiom) / fawning / bending and scraping to curry favor syn 白鹤梁 白鶴梁 bái hè liáng White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used to show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings 暾 tūn sun above the horizon 腘 膕 guó knee pit / popliteal fossa (medicine) 苦刑 kǔ xíng torture / corporal punishment (traditionally involving mutilation or amputation) 腿肚子 tuǐ dù zi calf (back of the leg below the knee) syn 卓尔不群 卓爾不群 zhuó ěr bù qún standing above the common crowd (idiom) / outstanding / excellent and unrivaled syn 袚 fú knee-pads / buskins 不愧不怍 bù kuì bù zuò no shame, no subterfuge (idiom) / just and honorable / upright and above board 崛地而起 jué dì ér qǐ lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom) / sudden emergence of prominent new feature 强龙不压地头蛇 強龍不壓地頭蛇 qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom) / fig. a local gangster who is above the law 赤诚相待 赤誠相待 chì chéng xiāng dài to treat utterly sincerely / open and above board in dealing with sb 高举远蹈 高舉遠蹈 gāo jǔ yuǎn dǎo to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom) / to retire and place oneself above the fray 加人一等 jiā rén yī děng a cut above / top quality syn 癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉 癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉 lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom) / fig. to try to punch above one's weight 膝下截肢 below-knee amputation / tibial amputation 外伤性截肢 外傷性截肢 wài shāng xìng jié zhī traumatic amputation / accidental amputation 齐膝 齊膝 qí xī level with one's knees / knee-length (skirt etc) / knee-deep (mud etc) 肘上截肢 above-elbow amputation 膝上假肢 above-knee prosthesis 前揭 qián jiē (the item) named above / aforementioned / cited above / op. cit. 剕 fèi amputation of limbs as corporal punishment / variant of 腓, calf 截肢器械 jié zhī qì xiè amputation set 外科截肢 wài kē jié zhī surgical amputation 外科切除 surgical amputation 截肢性神经瘤 截肢性神經瘤 amputation neuroma / neuroma 肘下截肢 below-elbow amputation 单侧截肢 單側截肢 unilateral amputation 双侧截肢 雙側截肢 bilateral amputation 肌成形切除术 肌成形切除術 myoplastic amputation 截肢器械箱 amputation box 腘窝 膕窩 guó wō popliteal (anatomy) / hollow at the back of the knee 关节囊 關節囊 guān jié náng articular capsule (of joint such as knee in anatomy) 89式掷弹筒 89式擲彈筒 knee mortar 膝下假肢 below-knee prosthesis 打千 dǎ qiān genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand 磕膝盖 磕膝蓋 kē xī gài (dialect) knee 朱绂 朱紱 zhū fú (archaic) red silk ribbon tied to a seal or a jade pendant / red knee cover, part of an official's robes (also a synedoche for the attire of an official) / to be an official 骹 qiāo shank (the leg from knee to ankle) / leg (from hip to ankle) / (horse anatomy) pastern 滑跪 huá guì (of a soccer player) to knee slide after scoring a goal / (slang) to drop to one's knees in contrition or surrender (usu. figurative) 拔海 bá hǎi elevation (above sea level) 根据上表 根據上表 gēn jù shàng biǎo according to the above table 在﹍之上 zài zhī shàng above / upon 