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上午
shàngwǔ
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English Definitionmorning
Simplified Script上午
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinshàngwǔ
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)soeng6ng5
Part of Speech(名) noun, (时间) time word
Measure Words个
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1
Word Decomposition
上shàngon top; upon; above; upper; previous; first (of multiple parts)
午wǔ7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

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Words With Same Head Word    
上课shàngkèto go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class
上班shàngbānto go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
上网shàngwǎngto go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet; (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net
上学shàngxuéto go to school; to attend school
上衣shàngyījacket; upper outer garment
Words With Same Tail Word    
下午xiàwǔafternoon; p.m.
中午zhōngwǔnoon; midday
正午zhèngwǔmidday; noon; noonday
端午duānwǔsee 端午节
甲午jiǎwǔthirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014
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