上文 (shǎng) — the preceding part of a text; the above (in a document)
Definition
上文 (shàngwén) means 'the part of a text above / before this point' — typically used in writing, paired with 下文 ('what follows below').
noun
the preceding part of a textthe above (in a document)
Examples
- ，上文。Zhèng rú shàng yí duàn suǒ shù, shǎng yǐ jīng tǎo lùn le zhè ge wèn tí.As described in the previous paragraph, the above has already discussed this issue.
- 上文。Qǐng zǐ xì yuè dú shǎng de nèi róng hòu zài huí dá wèn tí.Please carefully read the content above before answering the questions.
- 上文，。Zài shǎng 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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