shàng

Usages of shàng

 晚上wǎnshang   rén zǒu zài 马路mǎlù shàng 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 害怕hàipà, 但是dànshì zhè  地方dìfang hěn 安全ānquántā wǎnshang yí gè rén zǒu zài mǎlù shàng yǒudiǎnr hàipà, dànshì zhè gè dìfang hěn ānquán.
At night she feels a bit afraid walking alone on the road, but this place is very safe.
 一点儿yìdiǎnr   害怕hàipà zài zhè tiáo 马路mǎlù shàng zǒu, 因为yīnwèi 晚上wǎnshang  hěn 安全ānquánwǒ yìdiǎnr yě bú hàipà zài zhè tiáo mǎlù shàng zǒu, yīnwèi wǎnshang yě hěn ānquán.
I’m not afraid at all to walk on this road, because it’s also very safe at night.
 zài 手机shǒujī shàng kàn 地图dìtú, xiǎng 找到zhǎodào 公园gōngyuán de nán méntā zài shǒujī shàng kàn dìtú, xiǎng zhǎodào gōngyuán de nán mén.
He is looking at the map on his phone, trying to find the south gate of the park.
 喜欢xǐhuan zuò zài 窗户chuānghu 旁边pángbiān de 椅子yǐzi shàng kàn shūtā xǐhuan zuò zài chuānghu pángbiān de yǐzi shàng kàn shū.
He likes to sit on the chair by the window and read.
 觉得juéde 世界shìjiè shàng de 很多hěnduō 城市chéngshì dōu hěn 有意思yǒuyìsitā juéde shìjiè shàng de hěnduō chéngshì dōu hěn yǒuyìsi.
She thinks many cities in the world are very interesting.
今天jīntiān 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu, 我们wǒmen méi 走错zǒucuò , 最后zuìhòu zài 公园gōngyuán  找到zhǎodào le   安静ānjìng de 地方dìfang zuò zài 椅子yǐzi shàngjīntiān xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒmen méi zǒucuò lù, zuìhòu zài gōngyuán lǐ zhǎodào le yí gè ānjìng de dìfang zuò zài yǐzi shàng.
After work today, we didn’t go the wrong way and finally found a quiet place in the park to sit on a chair.
men 准备zhǔnbèi  chǎng 以前yǐqián, xiān zài 手机shǒujī shàng mǎi hǎo 机票jīpiàowǒmen zhǔnbèi qù jīchǎng yǐqián, xiān zài shǒujī shàng mǎi hǎo jīpiào.
Before we go to the airport, we first buy the plane tickets on the phone.
 觉得juéde zuò 火车huǒchē yóu hěn 舒服shūfu, zài 火车huǒchē shàng   kàn 照片zhàopiàntā juéde zuò huǒchē lǚyóu hěn shūfu, zài huǒchē shàng yě kěyǐ kàn zhàopiàn.
He feels that traveling by train is very comfortable, and on the train you can also look at photos.
 觉得juéde 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu gēn gǒu zài 公园gōngyuán wán,  一直yìzhí zài 手机shǒujī shàng 上网shàngwǎng 有意思yǒuyìsiWǒ juéde xiàbān yǐhòu gēn gǒu zài gōngyuán wán, bǐ yìzhí zài shǒujī shàng shàngwǎng yǒuyìsi.
I think playing with my dog in the park after work is more interesting than being online on my phone all the time.
 de 眼镜yǎnjìng diū zài 地铁dìtiě shàng le, 后来hòulái yǒu rén bāng  jiǎn 回来huíláitā de yǎnjìng diū zài dìtiě shàng le, hòulái yǒu rén bāng tā jiǎn huílái.
She lost her glasses on the subway, but later someone helped her pick them up and bring them back.
qǐng  zài 马路mǎlù shàng zǒu de 时候shíhou 注意zhùyì 安全ānquánqǐng nǐ zài mǎlù shàng zǒu de shíhou zhùyì ānquán.
Please pay attention to safety when walking on the road.
很多hěnduō 年轻niánqīng rén zài 网站wǎngzhàn shàng kàndào  de huà, 觉得juéde hěn 有意思yǒuyìsihěnduō niánqīng rén zài wǎngzhàn shàng kàndào tā de huà, juéde hěn yǒuyìsi.
Many young people see her paintings on the website and find them very interesting.
 今天jīntiān 收到shōudào le 一个yíge 快递kuàidì, 可是kěshì 包裹bāoguǒ shang de 地址dìzhǐ  duìWǒ jīntiān shōudào le yíge kuàidì, kěshì bāoguǒ shang de dìzhǐ bú duì.
I received a delivery today, but the address on the package is wrong.
 昨天zuótiān zài 网站wǎngzhàn shàng 下单xiàdān mǎi le 一件yíjiàn 衣服yīfu, 今天jīntiān jiù 收到shōudào leWǒ zuótiān zài wǎngzhàn shàng xiàdān mǎi le yíjiàn yīfu, jīntiān jiù shōudào le.
Yesterday I placed an order for a piece of clothing on a website, and it arrived today.
 已经yǐjīng zài 网站wǎngzhàn shàng 下单xiàdān le, 快递kuàidì 明天míngtiān huì 送到sòngdào  jiāwǒ yǐjīng zài wǎngzhàn shàng xiàdān le, kuàidì míngtiān huì sòngdào wǒ jiā.
I’ve already placed an order on the website, and the delivery will arrive at my home tomorrow.
今天jīntiān 上课shàngkè de 时候shíhou, qǐng  课本kèběn fàng zài 桌子zhuōzi shàng, xiān kàn 黑板hēibǎn, zài zuò 笔记bǐjìjīntiān shàngkè de shíhou, qǐng bǎ kèběn fàng zài zhuōzi shàng, xiān kàn hēibǎn, zài zuò bǐjì.
During class today, please put the textbook on the desk, look at the blackboard first, and then take notes.
老师lǎoshī zài 黑板hēibǎn shàng xiě le   生词shēngcí, 我们wǒmen xiān , zài xiě 句子jùzilǎoshī zài hēibǎn shàng xiě le jǐ gè shēngcí, wǒmen xiān dú, zài xiě jùzi.
The teacher wrote a few new words on the blackboard; we read them first, then write sentences.
老师lǎoshī zài 黑板hēibǎn shàng xiě de 时候shíhou, 我们wǒmen dōu 认真rènzhēn 做笔记zuòbǐjìlǎoshī zài hēibǎn shàng xiě de shíhou, wǒmen dōu rènzhēn zuòbǐjì.
When the teacher writes on the blackboard, we all take notes carefully.
 de 房间fángjiān hěn 整齐zhěngqí, lián 沙发shāfā shàng  没有méiyǒu 什么shénme 东西dōngxitā de fángjiān hěn zhěngqí, lián shāfā shàng yě méiyǒu shénme dōngxi.
Her room is very neat; there isn’t even anything on the sofa.
 喜欢xǐhuan zuò zài 阳台yángtái shàng 看书kànshū, 可是kěshì 刮风guāfēng de 时候shíhou huì  窗帘chuānglián 拉上lāshàngtā xǐhuan zuò zài yángtái shàng kànshū, kěshì guāfēng de shíhou huì bǎ chuānglián lāshàng.
She likes sitting on the balcony to read, but when it’s windy, she draws the curtains.
  手机shǒujī 充电器chōngdiànqì chā zài 插座chāzuò shàng 以后yǐhòu, 手机shǒujī 很快hěnkuài jiù néng 开机kāijī letā bǎ shǒujī chōngdiànqì chā zài chāzuò shàng yǐhòu, shǒujī hěnkuài jiù néng kāijī le.
After she plugged the phone charger into the outlet, the phone was able to turn on again very soon.
周末zhōumò  喜欢xǐhuan zuò zài 沙发shāfā shàng kàn 电影diànyǐngzhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zuò zài shāfā shàng kàn diànyǐng.
On weekends I like to sit on the sofa and watch movies.
晚上wǎnshang   妈妈māma zuò zài 沙发shāfa shàng kàn 电视diànshìwǎnshang wǒ hé māma zuò zài shāfa shàng kàn diànshì.
In the evening, my mom and I sit on the sofa and watch TV.
  dài 眼镜yǎnjìng jiù 看不清楚kànbuqīngchu 黑板hēibǎn shàng de 汉字hànzìwǒ bù dài yǎnjìng jiù kànbuqīngchu hēibǎn shàng de hànzì.
If I don’t wear glasses, I can’t see the Chinese characters on the blackboard clearly.
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