上面 (shàng miàn) — on top of; above; above-mentioned; previous (in a text)
Definition
上面 means 'on top of / above' for physical location, and 'the above' for referring back to earlier text. Use 上 when you mean direction or the act of going up; 上面 is specifically a position. For 'the aforementioned,' 以上 is more formal than 上面.
noun
on top ofaboveabove-mentionedprevious (in a text)
Examples
- 上面。Bēi zi zài zhuō zi shàng miàn.The cup is on the table.
- 上面。shàng miàn De wèn tí wǒ yǐ jīng huí dá le.I have already answered the above question.
- 上面？shàng miàn De huà nǐ dǒng le ma?Do you understand the above words?
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