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 等 děng to wait for / to await / by the time / when / till / and so on / etc. / et al. / (bound form) class / rank / grade / (bound form) equal to / same as / (used to end an enumeration) / (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) syn 门 門 mén gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal / derived from Watergate) syn 战斗 戰鬥 zhàn dòu to fight / to engage in combat / struggle / battle / CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] syn 类 類 lèi kind / type / class / category / (classifier) kind / type / (bound form) to resemble / to be similar to syn 流 liú to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade syn 士 shì member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker syn 上课 上課 shàng kè to go to class / to attend class / to go to teach a class syn 争霸 爭霸 zhēng bà to contend for hegemony / a power struggle syn 挣扎 掙扎 zhēng zhá to struggle syn 斗争 鬥爭 dòu zhēng a struggle / fight / battle syn 奋斗 奮鬥 fèn dòu to strive / to struggle syn 打工 dǎ gōng to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation 高层 高層 gāo céng high-rise / high level / high class 决斗 決鬥 jué dòu to duel / a duel / decisive struggle syn 一级 一級 yī jí first class / category A 下士 xià shì lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy) 气质 氣質 qì zhì personality traits / temperament / disposition / aura / air / feel / vibe / refinement / sophistication / class syn 二级 二級 èr jí grade 2 / second class / category B 重量级 重量級 zhòng liàng jí (sports) heavyweight class / (fig.) important / major / prominent / influential 搏斗 搏鬥 bó dòu to wrestle / to fight / to struggle syn 争斗 爭鬥 zhēng dòu to struggle / to fight / struggle syn 出身 chū shēn to be born of / to come from / family background / class origin syn 头等舱 頭等艙 tóu děng cāng 1st class cabin 下流 xià liú lower course of a river / low-class / mean and lowly / vulgar / obscene syn 种类 種類 zhǒng lèi kind / genus / type / category / variety / species / sort / class syn 班长 班長 bān zhǎng class monitor / squad leader / team leader / CL:個|个[ge4] 班级 班級 bān jí class (group of students) / grade (in school) 下课 下課 xià kè to finish class / to get out of class / (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed / to be fired 纠结 糾結 jiū jié to intertwine / to band together (with) / to link up (with) / twisted / tangled / confused / to be at a loss / to struggle (mentally) with (sth) / to overthink syn 上流 shàng liú upper class syn 挣脱 掙脫 zhèng tuō to throw off / to struggle free of / Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1] syn 阶级 階級 jiē jí (social) class / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 头等 頭等 tóu děng first class / prime / main syn 同等 tóng děng equal to / having the same social class or status syn 中产阶级 中產階級 zhōng chǎn jiē jí middle class 夺得 奪得 duó dé to take (after a struggle) / to wrest / to seize / to capture / to win (a trophy) syn 阶层 階層 jiē céng social class 逃课 逃課 táo kè to skip class syn 档次 檔次 dàng cì grade / class / quality / level syn 星级 星級 xīng jí star rating / top-class / highly rated 世界级 世界級 shì jiè jí world-class syn 全班 quán bān the whole class 奋战 奮戰 fèn zhàn to fight bravely / (fig.) to struggle / to work hard syn 二等 èr děng second class / second-rate 拼搏 pīn bó to struggle / to wrestle syn 旁听 旁聽 páng tīng to sit in on (proceedings) / to be present at a meeting as an observer / to audit (a class) 上岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) syn 一等 yī děng first class / grade A syn 下层 下層 xià céng underlayer / lower class / lower strata / substrate 量级 量級 liàng jí order of magnitude / weight class (boxing etc) / (fig.) class (level of capability) 经济舱 經濟艙 jīng jì cāng economy class 三级 三級 sān jí grade 3 / third class / category C 教课 教課 jiāo kè to teach class / to lecture syn 同班 tóng bān to be in the same class / to be in the same squad / classmate syn 垂死挣扎 垂死掙扎 chuí sǐ zhēng zhá deathbed struggle / final struggle (idiom) syn 自习 自習 zì xí to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons) / to study in one's free time / individual study syn 贵妇 貴婦 guì fù upper-class woman / lady (old) syn 培训班 培訓班 péi xùn bān training class syn 苟延残喘 苟延殘喘 gǒu yán cán chuǎn to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom) syn 班主任 bān zhǔ rèn teacher in charge of a class 补习班 補習班 bǔ xí bān cram class / cram school / evening classes syn 争夺战 爭奪戰 zhēng duó zhàn struggle 听课 聽課 tīng kè to attend a class / to go to a lecture 课程表 課程表 kè chéng biǎo class timetable syn 优等 優等 yōu děng first-rate / of the highest order / high-class / excellent / superior syn 死战 死戰 sǐ zhàn fight to the death / desperate struggle syn 工人阶级 工人階級 gōng rén jiē jí working class syn 殊死 shū sǐ to behead / capital punishment / desperate struggle / life-and-death syn 再接再厉 再接再厲 zài jiē zài lì to continue the struggle (idiom) / to persist / unremitting efforts syn 拼死拼活 pīn sǐ pīn huó one's utmost / (to fight or work) desperately hard / to put up a life or death struggle / at all costs syn 领导层 領導層 lǐng dǎo céng ruling class / leaders (of society) / oligarchy 课时 課時 kè shí class / period syn 上乘 shàng chéng first-class / best quality / also pr. [shang4 sheng4] syn 补课 補課 bǔ kè to make up missed lesson / to reschedule a class 苦战 苦戰 kǔ zhàn bitter struggle / hard battle / arduous effort syn 班次 bān cì grade / class number (in school) / flight or run number / flight or run (seen as an item) / shift (work period) 归入 歸入 guī rù to assign (to a class) / to classify as / to include syn 高攀 gāo pān social climbing / to claim connections with people in higher social class 辅导班 輔導班 fǔ dǎo bān tutorial class / remedial class / preparatory course syn 良民 liáng mín good people / ordinary people (i.e. not the lowest class) syn 甲等 jiǎ děng grade A / first-class syn 正品 zhèng pǐn certified goods / quality product / normal product / A-class goods 任重道远 任重道遠 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) syn 资产阶级 資產階級 zī chǎn jiē jí the capitalist class / the bourgeoisie syn 艰苦奋斗 艱苦奮鬥 jiān kǔ fèn dòu to struggle arduously syn 甲级 甲級 jiǎ jí first rate / top class / excellent syn 中班 zhōng bān middle shift / swing shift / early night shift / middle class in kindergarten (4-5 year olds) 四级 四級 sì jí grade 4 / fourth class / category D 上等兵 shàng děng bīng private first class (army rank) 鱼死网破 魚死網破 yú sǐ wǎng pò lit. either the fish dies or the net splits / a life and death struggle (idiom) syn 争权夺利 爭權奪利 zhēng quán duó lì scramble for power and profit (idiom) / power struggle 门类 門類 mén lèi category / kind / class syn 大班 dà bān tai-pan / business executive / foreign business manager / top class of kindergarten or school grade syn 班会 班會 bān huì class meeting (in schools) 股长 股長 gǔ zhǎng person in charge of a 股[gu3] (section or department) / head / chief / director / (in a class in a school) student responsible for a specific duty, e.g. 風紀股長|风纪股长[feng1 ji4 gu3 zhang3] discipline monitor 工薪族 gōng xīn zú salaried class 顶尖级 頂尖級 dǐng jiān jí first class / top / world best syn 一类 一類 yī lèi same type / category 1 (i.e. class A) 