上 shàng
“(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up”
locality word, verbHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
上 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 175: 上 shàng — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名、动). PDF page 84
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 上
The HSK 1 sense of 上 is “on, on top of, above” as a position word. It comes after a noun, often in the patterns 在 + Noun + 上 or Noun + 上 + 有. Use it to say that something is on a surface or at the top of something.
例句Example sentences
- 桌子上有一个杯子。zhuō zi shàng yǒu yí gè bēi zi.There is a cup on the table.
- 我的书在椅子上。wǒ de shū zài yǐ zi shàng.My book is on the chair.
- 猫在桌子上。māo zài zhuō zi shàng.The cat is on the table.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗上桌子有一个杯子。
✓桌子上有一个杯子。
上 follows the noun as a position word; it does not come before the noun.
义项All meanings
- shǎng: used in 上声
- 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