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Ascend / Up / Previous Antonym. 下
- 马上 (mǎ shàng) At once / Immediately Literal. Ascend the horse – in the olden days, horses are the fastest mode of transport hence, in times of emergency, one would hop onto a horse and head off right away
- 上网 (shàng wǎng) To go online Literal. Ascend internet
+ A LITTLE MORE +
- 上午 (shàng wǔ) Morning
- 下午 (xià wǔ) Afternoon
- 楼上 (lóu shàng) Upstairs
- 楼下 (lóu xià) Downstairs
- 上次 (shàng cì) Previously
- 下次 (xià cì) Next time
- 上载 (shàng zǎi) Upload
- 下载 (xià zǎi) Download
- 上班 (shàng bān) Go to work
- 下班 (xià bān) Knock off from work
- 七上八下 (qī shàng bā xià) Perturbed state of mind Literal. Seven (going) up; eight (going) down
- 上梁不正下梁歪 (shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi) Set a bad example Literal. If the upper beam is not straight; the lower beam will be slanted – often to describe how the young will always pick up bad habits from the older generations at home and subordinates will follow the seniors at work
+ NAMES TO NOTE +
- 上海 (shàng hǎi) Shanghai Literal. Upper sea
- 上帝 (shàng dì) God