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上司 (shàng si): Superior / boss (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

上司 consists of 2 characters.

to take charge of, to manage, to control

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Pinyinshàng si

MeaningSuperior / boss

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word上司

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 上司.

Words with 上

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上学shàng xuéHSK 1
上课shàng kèHSK 1
上去shàng quHSK 2
上来shàng laiHSK 2
上班shàng bānHSK 2
上面shàng miànHSK 2
早上zǎo shangHSK 2

Words with 司

公司gōng sīHSK 2
司机sī jīHSK 3
司令sī lìngHSK 6
司法sī fǎHSK 6
打官司dǎ guān siHSK 6
官司guān siHSK 7-9
司空见惯sī kōng jiàn guànHSK 7-9
司长

sī zhǎng

3.

How to Use 上司 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 上司 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith位

yí一

wèi位

shàng上

sī司

neutral

a superior

Noun + Possessive + Nounwith命令

shàng上

sī司

de的

mìng命

lìng令

Adjective + Nounwith顶头

dǐng顶

tóu头

shàng上

sī司

Subject + Verbwith赏识

shàng上

sī司

shǎng赏

shí识

Verb + Objectwith服从

fú服

cóng从

shàng上

sī司

4.

Example Sentences with 上司

tā他

shì是

wǒ我

de的

shàng上

sī司

。

neutral

superior's order

neutral

immediate superior

formal

gain superior's appreciation

formal

obey one's superior

He is my boss.

wǒ我

de的

shàng上

sī司

zǒng总

shì是

gǔ鼓

lì励

wǒ我

men们

tí提

chū出

chuàng创

xīn新

de的

xiǎng想

fǎ法

。

My boss always encourages us to propose innovative ideas.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā他

dài代

biǎo表

shàng上

sī司

fā发

biǎo表

le了

zhòng重

yào要

shēng声

míng明

。

At the formal meeting, he delivered an important statement on behalf of his superior.

wǒ我

de的

shàng上

sī司

jīn今

tiān天

qǐng请

jià假

le了

，

suǒ所

yǐ以

wǒ我

xū需

yào要

chǔ处

lǐ理

gèng更

duō多

gōng工

zuò作

。

My boss is on leave today, so I need to handle more work.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

bù不

zhí直

jiē接

xiàng向

shàng上

sī司

tí提

chū出

zhè这

ge个

jiàn建

yì议

ne呢

？

Why don't you propose this suggestion directly to your boss?

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yīn因

wèi为

shàng上

sī司

de的

yā压

lì力

ér而

gǎi改

biàn变

zì自

jǐ己

de的

yuán原

zé则

。

He did not change his principles because of the pressure from his superior.

wèi为

le了

wán完

chéng成

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

xiān先

xiàng向

shàng上

sī司

huì汇

bào报

jìn进

zhǎn展

bìng并

huò获

qǔ取

pī批

zhǔn准

。

To complete this project, we must first report the progress to our boss and obtain approval.

jìn尽

guǎn管

shàng上

sī司

tí提

chū出

le了

yán严

lì厉

pī批

píng评

，

dàn但

tā他

yī依

rán然

bǎo保

chí持

zhe着

jī积

jí极

de的

tài态

dù度

。

Although the boss gave harsh criticism, he still maintained a positive attitude.