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
上岗
shànggǎng
to take up a post; to start work
Characters in this word
岗 gǎng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 山 — mountain, hill, peak
- Made of
- 山 mountain, hill, peak 冈 ridge or crest of hill
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 新员工正式上岗前，必须完成合规培训并通过安全考核。 Xīn yuángōng zhèngshì shànggǎng qián, bìxū wánchéng héguī péixùn bìng tōngguò ānquán kǎohé. Before officially starting work, new employees must complete compliance training and pass the safety assessment.
- 医生凌晨三点才下班，早上八点又要上岗。 Yīshēng língchén sān diǎn cái xiàbān, zǎoshang bā diǎn yòu yào shànggǎng. The doctor didn't leave work until three in the morning, and at eight he had to be back on duty.
- 经过三个月的培训，她终于正式上岗了。 Jīngguò sān gè yuè de péixùn, tā zhōngyú zhèngshì shànggǎng le. After three months of training, she finally officially started her job.
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