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
上映
shàngyìng
to be released; to be shown in cinemas
Characters in this word
映 yìng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这部电影延期半年后终于上映，票房表现远超预期。 Zhè bù diànyǐng yánqī bàn nián hòu zhōngyú shàngyìng, piàofáng biǎoxiàn yuǎn chāo yùqī. After being delayed for half a year, the film was finally released, and its box office performance far exceeded expectations.
- 新电影周五上映，票已经快卖完了。 Xīn diànyǐng zhōuwǔ shàngyìng, piào yǐjīng kuài mài wán le. The new film opens on Friday, and the tickets are almost sold out.
- 他最喜欢的导演的新作上映了。 Tā zuì xǐhuān de dǎoyǎn de xīnzuò shàngyìng le. A new work by his favorite director has been released.
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