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 水 shuǐ water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment syn 服 fú clothes / dress / garment / to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) / to obey / to be convinced (by an argument) / to convince / to admire / to acclimatize / to take (medicine) / mourning clothes / to wear mourning clothes syn 上衣 shàng yī jacket / upper outer garment / CL:件[jian4] syn 部位 bù wèi part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc) syn 参议院 參議院 cān yì yuàn senate / upper chamber (of legislative assembly) 上身 shàng shēn upper part of the body syn 上方 shàng fāng place above (it) / upper part (of it) syn 背心 bèi xīn sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) / CL:件[jian4] syn 上层 上層 shàng céng upper layer 上流 shàng liú upper class syn 连体 連體 lián tǐ conjoined (twins) / one-piece (garment) 上游 shàng yóu upper reaches (of a river) / upper level / upper echelon / upstream syn 上限 shàng xiàn upper bound 放宽 放寬 fàng kuān to relax (a rule) / to ease (restrictions) / to extend (a time limit) / to let out (a garment) / to expand / to broaden syn 马背 馬背 mǎ bèi horse's back / (traditional Chinese architecture) roof with a low-slung curved ridgelines and geometric shapes on the upper gable walls at the ends of the roof ridges 膀子 bǎng zi upper arm / arm / wing syn 占上风 佔上風 zhàn shàng fēng to take the lead / to gain the upper hand syn 贵妇 貴婦 guì fù upper-class woman / lady (old) syn 宽衣 寬衣 kuān yī please take off your coat (honorific) / loose-fitting garment syn 衣衫 yī shān clothing / unlined garment syn 限额 限額 xiàn é quota / limit (upper or lower) / to set a quota / to set a limit 帮子 幫子 bāng zi outer (of cabbage etc) / upper (of a shoe) / (coll.) group / gang syn 针织 針織 zhēn zhī knitting / knitted garment syn 身穿 shēn chuān to wear (a garment) syn 衣装 衣裝 yī zhuāng garment syn 高位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc syn 三军 三軍 sān jūn (in former times) upper, middle and lower army / army of right, center and left / (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force syn 丧服 喪服 sāng fú mourning garment syn 衣袖 yī xiù the sleeve of a garment syn 上部 shàng bù upper section 上肢 shàng zhī upper limb syn 至多 zhì duō up to the maximum / upper limit / at most syn 左上 zuǒ shàng upper left 上颌 上頜 shàng hé maxilla (upper jaw) syn 法衣 fǎ yī robe of a Buddhist priest / ceremonial garment of a Daoist priest / robe of a judge, nun, priest etc / cassock / vestment syn 血衣 xuè yī bloody garment 栈道 棧道 zhàn dào plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff / (archaic) elevated passageway connecting the upper levels of adjacent towers 先声夺人 先聲奪人 xiān shēng duó rén to gain the upper hand by a show of strength syn 上臂 shàng bì upper arm syn 短衣 duǎn yī short garment / short jacket 上水 shàng shuǐ upper reaches (of a river) / to go upstream / to add some water / to water (a crop etc) syn 脚背 腳背 jiǎo bèi instep (upper surface of the foot) syn 羽绒服 羽絨服 yǔ róng fú down-filled garment 参院 參院 cān yuàn abbr. for 參議院|参议院[can1 yi4 yuan4], senate / upper chamber (of legislative assembly) 脚面 腳面 jiǎo miàn instep (upper surface of the foot) syn 褂子 guà zi unlined upper garment syn 华西 華西 huá xī West China (region in the upper reaches of Yangtze River and Sichuan Province) 上半身 shàng bàn shēn the upper body syn 小可爱 小可愛 xiǎo kě ài cutie / sweetie / (Tw) camisole (women's garment) 契丹 qì dān Qidan or Khitan, ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liao River 遼河|辽河[Liao2 He2] 上流社会 上流社會 shàng liú shè huì upper class / high society 涨停板 漲停板 zhǎng tíng bǎn daily upper limit on the price of a stock 露背 lòu bèi (of a garment) backless / halterneck 右上 yòu shàng upper right 麻衣 má yī hemp garment 单衣 單衣 dān yī unlined garment 澜沧江 瀾滄江 lán cāng jiāng Lancang River of Qinghai and Yunnan, the upper reaches of Mekong River 湄公河[Mei2 gong1 He2] of Southeast Asia 上唇 shàng chún upper lip / (entomology) labrum 五花大绑 五花大綁 wǔ huā dà bǎng to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck / to truss up syn 套头 套頭 tào tóu (of a garment) designed to be put on by pulling it over one's head (like a sweater or T-shirt etc) 元老院 yuán lǎo yuàn upper house / senate / senior statesmen's assembly 拆洗 chāi xǐ to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment) 瞿塘峡 瞿塘峽 qū táng xiá Qutang Gorge, 8 km long gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4], the upper of the Three Gorges 三峽|三峡[San1 Xia2] 上梁 上樑 shàng liáng to lay an upper beam / (a building's) upper beam / (a bicycle's) top tube 帮 幫 bāng to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) / hired (as worker) / side (of pail, boat etc) / outer layer / upper (of a shoe) / group / gang / clique / party / secret society syn 摆 擺 bǎi hem (at the bottom of a garment) syn 趴 pā to lie on one's stomach / to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc) / (Tw) percent syn 衫 shān garment / jacket with open slits in place of sleeves syn 眉 méi eyebrow / upper margin syn 先下手为强 先下手為強 xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng (idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand syn 上议院 上議院 shàng yì yuàn Upper Chamber / Upper House / Senate 肱 gōng upper arm / arm syn 膊 bó shoulder / upper arm syn 膀臂 bǎng bì upper arm / arm / reliable helper / right-hand man syn 贴边 貼邊 tiē biān welt / facing (of a garment) / to be relevant syn 衩 chǎ open seam of a garment / shorts / panties 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) 龙羊峡 龍羊峽 lóng yáng xiá Longyangxia canyon on the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Gonghe county 共和縣|共和县[Gong4 he2 xian4] in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai 罩袍 zhào páo Chinese-style long robe worn as outermost garment / burqa syn 裳 cháng lower garment / skirts / petticoats / garments syn 褂 guà (bound form) Chinese-style unlined garment / gown syn 褚 zhǔ padding (in garment) / to store up / pocket / Taiwan pr. [chu3] syn 弁 biàn (old) cap (garment) / military officer of low rank (in former times) / preceding 裾 jū garment syn 裉 kèn side seam in an upper garment 裼 xī to bare the upper body 襞 bì creases / folds or pleats in a garment syn 圆领 圓領 yuán lǐng crew neck / round neck (of pull-over garment, e.g. T-shirt) 下装 下裝 xià zhuāng to take off costume and makeup / bottom garment (trousers etc) syn 上梁不正下梁歪 shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom) / fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices syn 上院 shàng yuàn upper house 皮面 pí miàn outer skin / surface / leather cover (of a book) / drum skin / leather upper (of a shoe) syn 絅 jiǒng monotone garment with no lining 阘 闒 tà door or window in an upper story 腄 chuí callus on the hand or foot / upper leg bone of horse or bird / buttocks 褧 jiǒng monotone garment with no lining 闒 tà door or window in an upper story 