以上
yǐ shàng 3–4
that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
- Characters
- 2
- 以 · 上
- Syllables
- 2
- yǐ shàng
- Frequency
- Less common
- corpus count 2,124
Part of speech: f
Character by character
- 以yǐ5 strokesHSK 2by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
- 上shàng3 strokesHSK 1top; superior, highest; go up, send up
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Words with the same characters
These words share at least one character with 以上. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.
- 上shàngHSK 1
(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
- 可以kě yǐHSK 2
can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- 所以suǒ yǐHSK 2
therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- 以yǐHSK 7
to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
- 以后yǐ hòuHSK 2
after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
- 身上shēn shangHSK 1
on the body; at hand; among
- 晚上wǎn shangHSK 1
evening; night; in the evening
- 以前yǐ qiánHSK 2
before; formerly; previous; ago
- 以及yǐ jíHSK 4
as well as; too; and
- 以为yǐ wéiHSK 2
to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
- 马上mǎ shàngHSK 1
at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)
- 早上zǎo shangHSK 1
early morning
- 以来yǐ láiHSK 3
since (a previous event)
- 实际上shí jì shàngHSK 3
in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice
- 上面shàng miànHSK 3
on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian]
- 上班shàng bānHSK 1
to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
- 事实上shì shí shàngHSK 3
in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto
- 路上lù shangHSK 1
on the road; on a journey; road surface
- 加上jiā shàngHSK 5
plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that
- 难以nán yǐHSK 5
hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- 车上chē shàngHSK 1
Car
- 以下yǐ xiàHSK 2
that level or lower; that amount or less; the following
- 上去shàng qùHSK 3
to go up
- 地上dì shangHSK 1
on the ground; on the floor