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无上 (wú shàng) — supreme; paramount; highest

Definition

无上 (wú shàng) is a formal, written-literary word meaning 'supreme / highest' — used in lofty contexts like honor, principles, or goals, not casual speech.

verb
supremeparamounthighest

Examples

  • 无上。
    Tā huò dé le wú shàng de róng yù.
    He has achieved supreme honor.
  • 无上。
    Zhè shì wú shàng de yuán zé.
    This is a paramount principle.
  • 无上。
    Wǒ men yào wèi wú shàng de mù biāo fèn dòu.
    We must strive for the highest goal.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

无wúwithout
上shàngabove

无上 pairs 无 (without) and 上 (above), giving nothing above and supreme.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 無; 无 is its simplified writing.

For the simplified 无, the story is about 無. 無 drew a person dancing with ox tails held in both hands to pray for rain, then was borrowed for 'have no', so the picture does not explain that meaning.

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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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