上文 (shàng wén) — the preceding part of a text; the above (in a document)

Definition

Examples

• 正如上一段所述，上文已经讨论了这个问题。
  Zhèng rú shàng yí duàn suǒ shù, shàng wén yǐ jīng tǎo lùn le zhè ge wèn tí.
  As described in the previous paragraph, the above has already discussed this issue.
• 请仔细阅读上文的内容后再回答问题。
  Qǐng zǐ xì yuè dú shàng wén de nèi róng hòu zài huí dá wèn tí.
  Please carefully read the content above before answering the questions.
• 在上文中，作者提到了这个理论的重要性。
  Zài shàng wén zhōng, zuò zhě tí dào le zhè ge lǐ lùn de zhòng yào xìng.
  In the above, the author mentioned the importance of this theory.

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