(shàng) — to sole (a shoe); to attach a sole to a shoe

Definition

A bound-form verb used only in cobbling, meaning to attach a new sole to a shoe — it always appears in phrases like 绱鞋. Modern learners will mostly encounter it in this fixed craft context.

bound form
to sole (a shoe)to attach a sole to a shoe

Examples

  • Tā zhèng zài shàng xié.
    He is soling shoes.
  • Zhè shuāng xié xū yào shàng yí xià.
    These shoes need to be soled.
  • Lǎo shī fu shàng xié de shǒu yì hěn hǎo.
    The old master's shoe-soleing skill is very good.

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