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 上衣 shàng yī jacket / upper outer garment / CL:件[jian4] 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 风头 風頭 fēng tóu wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight syn 上层 上層 shàng céng upper layer 上流 shàng liú upper class syn 上游 shàng yóu upper reaches (of a river) / upper level / upper echelon / upstream syn 风向 風向 fēng xiàng wind direction / the way the wind is blowing / fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones) / how things are developing / course of events 上限 shàng xiàn upper bound 风力 風力 fēng lì wind force / wind power 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 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 上装 上裝 shàng zhuāng upper 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 风衣 風衣 fēng yī windbreaker / wind cheater / wind jacket / CL:件[jian4] 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 上部 shàng bù upper section 上肢 shàng zhī upper limb syn 迎风 迎風 yíng fēng in the wind / facing the wind / downwind syn 至多 zhì duō up to the maximum / upper limit / at most syn 逆风 逆風 nì fēng to go against the wind / contrary wind / a headwind syn 左上 zuǒ shàng upper left 上颌 上頜 shàng hé maxilla (upper jaw) syn 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 阴风 陰風 yīn fēng chill wind / (fig.) evil wind syn 上水 shàng shuǐ upper reaches (of a river) / to go upstream / to add some water / to water (a crop etc) syn 顶风 頂風 dǐng fēng to face into the wind / against the wind / fig. against the law syn 脚背 腳背 jiǎo bèi instep (upper surface of the foot) syn 参院 參院 cān yuàn abbr. for 參議院|参议院[can1 yi4 yuan4], senate / upper chamber (of legislative assembly) 随风 隨風 suí fēng wind-borne / tossed about by the wind 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 乘风 乘風 chéng fēng to ride the wind / to use a fair wind / to take an opportunity 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 右上 yòu shàng upper right 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 罡风 罡風 gāng fēng in Daoism, astral wind on which immortals may ride / strong wind 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 元老院 yuán lǎo yuàn upper house / senate / senior statesmen's assembly 披靡 pī mǐ to be swept by the wind / to be blown about by the wind / to be routed (in battle etc) 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 趴 pā to lie on one's stomach / to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc) / (Tw) percent 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 小褂 xiǎo guà close-fitting (Chinese-style) upper garment syn 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 飕 颼 sōu to blow (as of wind) / sound of wind / sough 裉 kèn side seam in an upper garment 裼 xī to bare the upper body 风 風 fēng wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1] syn 放屁 fàng pì to fart / to break wind / to talk nonsense / Utter rubbish! syn 了结 了結 liǎo jié to settle / to finish / to conclude / to wind up syn 结尾 結尾 jié wěi ending / coda / to wind up syn 结案 結案 jié àn to conclude a case / to wind up 风声 風聲 fēng shēng sound of the wind / rumor / talk / news / reputation syn 兜风 兜風 dōu fēng to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air 喇叭 lǎ ba horn (automobile etc) / loudspeaker / brass wind instrument / trumpet / suona 鎖吶|锁呐[suo3 na4] syn 收场 收場 shōu chǎng the end / an ending / to wind down / to conclude syn 平息 píng xī (of wind etc) to subside / to die down / to quell / to smooth over (a dispute etc) / to suppress (a rebellion etc) syn 弯曲 彎曲 wān qū to bend / to curve around / curved / crooked / to wind / to warp syn 暴风 暴風 bào fēng windstorm / (meteorology) storm (force 11 wind) syn 风情 風情 fēng qíng mien / bearing / grace / amorous feelings / flirtatious expressions / local conditions and customs / wind force, direction etc syn 顺风 順風 shùn fēng lit. tail wind / Bon voyage! syn 微风 微風 wēi fēng breeze / light wind syn 缠绕 纏繞 chán rào twisting / to twine / to wind / to pester / to bother syn 呼呼 hū hū (onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of sb who is sound asleep syn 一帆风顺 一帆風順 yī fān fēng shùn propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom) / plain sailing / to go smoothly / have a nice trip! syn 收尾 shōu wěi to wind up / to bring to an end / to finish syn 绕过 繞過 rào guò to detour / to bypass / to circumvent / to avoid / to wind around (of a road etc) 雄风 雄風 xióng fēng vigor / virility / dynamism / (literary) powerful wind syn 风速 風速 fēng sù wind speed 风雨 風雨 fēng yǔ wind and rain / the elements / (fig.) trials and hardships syn 豁出去 huō chu qu to throw caution to the wind / to press one's luck / to go for broke syn 风浪 風浪 fēng làng wind and waves / rough waters / (fig.) hardship syn 避风 避風 bì fēng to take shelter from the wind / to lie low / to stay out of trouble 迎面 yíng miàn directly / head-on (collision) / (of wind) in one's face syn 海风 海風 hǎi fēng sea breeze / sea wind (i.e. from the sea) 飘荡 飄盪 piāo dàng to drift / to wave / to float on the waves / to flutter in the wind syn 