上文 (shàng wén) — 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, shàng wén 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 shàng wén de nèi róng hòu zài huí dá wèn tí.
    Please carefully read the content above before answering the questions.
  • 上文
    Zài shàng wén 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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