The clock is above the fireplace.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
上方
place above (it)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
place above (it)
02
upper part (of it)
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 上方 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 上方 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
A blackboard had been covered with math equations, which the teacher was explaining, using a machete as a pointer. Above the blackboard was a motto, probably intended to be inspirational: "Studying and following Uncle Ho's words, our hearts are brighter!"
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 上方.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 上方.
Directly before
- 的上方1
- 黑板上方1
Directly after
- 上方写著1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 上方
What does 上方 mean in Chinese?
上方 (shàngfāng) means place above (it).
How do you pronounce 上方?
上方 is pronounced shàngfāng.
Is 上方 an HSK word?
上方 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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