Usage note
上表示上方，也常用在上学、上车、上去这些词里。
shàng biǎo shì shàng fāng， yě cháng yòng zài shàng xué 、 shàng chē 、 shàng qù zhè xiē cí lǐ。
上 means above or up, and it is also used in words like 上学, 上车, and 上去.
Context note
上常出现在动作和位置表达里。
shàng cháng chū xiàn zài dòng zuò hé wèi zhì biǎo dá lǐ。
上 often appears in action and location expressions.
5 examples
书放在桌子上。
shū fàng zài zhuō zi shàng。
The book is on the table.
我们上学去。
wǒ men shàng xué qù。
We go to school.
请上车。
qǐng shàng chē。
Please get on the bus.
太阳升上去了。
tài yáng shēng shàng qù le。
The sun has risen up.
他走上楼梯。
tā zǒu shàng lóu tī。
He walked up the stairs.
5 mini stories
我把铅笔放在桌子上。这样很容易找到。
wǒ bǎ qiān bǐ fàng zài zhuō zi shàng。 zhè yàng hěn róng yì zhǎo dào。
I put the pencil on the table. That makes it easy to find.
早上我们一起上学。路上还碰到老师。
zǎo shàng wǒ men yì qǐ shàng xué。 lù shang hái pèng dào lǎo shī。
In the morning we go to school together. We even meet the teacher on the way.
请上来坐吧。房间里很安静。
qǐng shàng lái zuò ba。 fáng jiān lǐ hěn ān jìng。
Please come up and sit down. The room is very quiet.
他站上椅子看书架。妈妈让他小心一点。
tā zhàn shàng yǐ zi kàn shū jià。 mā ma ràng tā xiǎo xīn yì diǎn。
He stood on a chair to look at the bookshelf. Mom told him to be careful.
我们上完课以后去操场。
wǒ men shàng wán kè yǐ hòu qù cāo chǎng。
After class we go to the playground.
Mini dialogue
上学
A
你每天几点上学？
Nǐ měitiān jǐ diǎn shàngxué?
What time do you go to school every day?
B
我早上八点上学。
Wǒ zǎoshang bā diǎn shàngxué.
I go to school at 8 in the morning.
上楼
A
你的房间在哪儿？
Nǐ de fángjiān zài nǎr?
Where is your room?
B
在楼上，我们一起上去吧。
Zài lóu shàng, wǒmen yīqǐ shàngqù ba.
It's upstairs, let's go up together.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
下
xià
down; go down
opposite direction
similar
上去
shàng qù
to go up
action of going up