上手 (shǎng) — (noun) seat of honor; left-hand seat (in a seating arrangement); (noun) predecessor; superior; next player in a turn-based game
Definition
上手 names a position or person one step 'above' in a hierarchy or sequence: the left-hand seat of honor at a table, or the next player whose turn is coming up. Note this is a noun — not the verb-adjective use meaning 'to get the hang of' (熟悉).
noun
seat of honorleft-hand seat (in a seating arrangement)predecessorsuperiornext player in a turn-based game
Examples
- 上手。Tā zuò zài shǎng de wèi zhì.He sits in the seat of honor.
- 上手。shǎng Shì gōng sī de qián rèn jīng lǐ.The predecessor is the company's former manager.
- 上手。Lún dào shǎng le.It's the next player's turn.
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