安上 (ān shǎng) — to install, to fit, to fix

Definition

安上 means to install or fix a part onto something — the result-oriented counterpart to 安装, which emphasizes the process of setting up a system.

verb

to installto fitto fix

安上。
Shī fu zhèng zài gěi wǒ jiā ān shǎng xīn kōng tiáo.
The technician is installing a new air conditioner at my home.
安上？
Nǐ bāng wǒ bǎ zhè ge lún zi ān shǎng hǎo ma?
Could you help me fit this wheel on?
安上。
Gōng rén bǎ xīn de fáng dào mén ān shǎng le.
The workers installed the new security door.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

安 means to set or install, and 上 adds the idea of attaching it in place.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

宀女安

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀mián

Sound part声符shēngfú

女

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 安, 宀 sits above a seated 女 on a cushion; 宀 is the meaning part, 女 is the sound part, and the character originally meant sitting at ease.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.