上海 (shàng hǎi): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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上海
上海
(shàng hǎi): Shanghai (city in China) (proper noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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上 • shàng • up; above • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
shàng
上
up; above
海 • hǎi • sea; large body of salt water • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
hǎi
海
sea; large body of salt water
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 上海.
Words with
上
上午
shàng wǔ
morning
上学
shàng xué
to go to school
上课
shàng kè
to go to class
上去
shàng qu
to go up
上来
shàng lai
to come up
上班
shàng bān
start work
上面
shàng miàn
on top of
早上
zǎo shang
early morning
Words with
海
海洋
hǎi yáng
ocean
海关
hǎi guān
customs [import/export]
海外
hǎi wài
overseas
海鲜
hǎi xiān
seafood
沿海
yán hǎi
along the coast; coastal; littoral
海域
hǎi yù
sea area
海岸
hǎi àn
coastal
海拔
hǎi bá
height; elevation
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Example Sentences with 上海
Shàng
上
hǎi
海
shì
是
yī
一
gè
个
hěn
很
dà
大
de
的
chéng
城
shì
市
。
Shanghai is a very big city.
Wǒ
我
míng
明
nián
年
xiǎng
想
qù
去
Shàng
上
hǎi
海
lǚ
旅
xíng
行
。
I want to travel to Shanghai next year.
