尚

Pronunciation : shàng [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : esteem. (v) still. (adv) Radical : ⺌ Strokes : 8 Traditional : 尚 Usage : 13.1%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

尚可 shàng kě

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:

passable

2.

高尚 gāo shàng

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:

noble; lofty

3.

时尚 shí shàng

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:

fashion

4.

和尚 hé shang

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:

Buddhist monk

Sentences:

1. It became fashionable for the rich to winter in the sun. zài yáng guāng chōng zú de dì fāng guò dōng ， chéng le fù rén de shí shàng 。 在 阳 光 充 足 的 地 方 过 冬 ， 成 了 富 人 的 时 尚 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

在 : at 阳光 : sunlight 充足 : sufficient 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to 地方 : place 过冬 : go through winter 成 : become 了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place 富人 : rich 时尚 : fashion

2. This monk wears a gray frock. zhè gè hé shàng chuān zhe huī sè de sēng páo 。 这 个 和 尚 穿 着 灰 色 的 僧 袍 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

这 : this 个 : measured word 和尚 : monk 穿 : wear 着 : added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state 灰色 : gray 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to 僧袍 : frock

3. Her nobility of character made her much admired. tā de gāo shàng pǐn gé lìng rén qīn pèi 。 她 的 高 尚 品 格 令 人 钦 佩 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

她 : she 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to 高尚 : noble 品格 : character 令人 : made people 钦佩 : admired

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