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上好 (shàng hǎo) — first-class, superior quality

Definition

上好 (shàng) means 'first-class, top-quality' — used as an adjective before a noun for goods, materials, or products. More formal than everyday words like 好 and emphasizes premium grade.

adjective
first-classsuperior quality

Examples

  • 上好。
    Zhè jiā diàn mài de shì shàng hǎo de chá yè.
    This shop sells first-class tea.
  • 上好。
    Tā chuān le yí jiàn shàng hǎo de xī zhuāng.
    He wore a first-class suit.
  • 上好。
    Tā yòng shàng hǎo de sī chóu zuò le yì tiáo qún zi.
    She made a skirt with superior silk.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

上shàngtop-level
好hǎogood

上 means top-level and 好 means good, together conveying first-class quality.

Characters in this word

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.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

好 joins 女 (woman) and 子 (child), understood as a woman with a child, linked to goodness or affection.

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