上 shàng
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一 — one
- Made of
- ⺊ divination 一 one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
上当
shàngdàng
to be cheated, to fall for a trick
Characters in this word
当 dāng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- ⺌ — small
- Made of
- ⺌ small 彐 snout
Example phrases
- 他轻信了陌生人的承诺，结果上当了。 Tā qīngxìn le mòshēngrén de chéngnuò, jiéguǒ shàngdàng le. He trusted a stranger's promise too easily and ended up being cheated.
- 别相信那个广告，小心上当。 Bié xiāngxìn nàge guǎnggào, xiǎoxīn shàngdàng. Don't believe that ad; be careful not to be fooled.
- 她第一次上网买东西就上当了，东西和图片完全不一样。 Tā dì yī cì shàngwǎng mǎi dōngxi jiù shàngdàng le, dōngxi hé túpiàn wánquán bù yīyàng. The first time she shopped online she got tricked: the item looked nothing like the picture.
Related words
- 车上 chēshang in the car, on the bus
- 地上 dìshang on the ground, on the floor
- 关上 guānshàng to close, to shut
- 楼上 lóushàng upstairs
- 路上 lùshang on the way
- 马上 mǎshàng right away, at once
- 上 shàng on, above; to go up
- 上班 shàngbān to go to work
- 上边 shàngbian above, on top
- 上车 shàngchē to get on (a bus or car)
- 上次 shàngcì last time
- 上课 shàngkè to attend class, to start class