以上 (yǐ shàng) — more than, above (a specified number or level); the above, the aforementioned; that is all (concluding one's remarks)
Definition
以上 marks a threshold or refers to what came before in a text or speech ('ten and above', 'the above'). It's more formal than 上面 and pairs with numbers or prior content; 上 is the plain spatial 'up/on'.
noun
more thanabove (a specified number or level)the abovethe aforementionedthat is all (concluding one's remarks)
Examples
- 以上。Shí suì yǐ shàng de hái zi kě yǐ qù shàng xué.Children aged ten and above can go to school.
- 以上。Qǐng kàn yí xià yǐ shàng de wèn tí.Please take a look at the above questions.
- 以上。yǐ shàng Jiù shì wǒ yào shuō de.That's all I want to say.
Grammar
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