shàng

Usages of shàng

她tā 晚上wǎnshang 一yí 个gè 人rén 走zǒu 在zài 马路mǎlù 上shàng 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 害怕hàipà, 但是dànshì 这zhè 个gè 地方dìfang 很hěn 安全ānquán。tā 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.
我wǒ 一点儿yìdiǎnr 也yě 不bú 害怕hàipà 在zài 这zhè 条tiáo 马路mǎlù 上shàng 走zǒu, 因为yīnwèi 晚上wǎnshang 也yě 很hěn 安全ānquán。wǒ 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.
他tā 在zài 手机shǒujī 上shàng 看kàn 地图dìtú, 想xiǎng 找到zhǎodào 公园gōngyuán 的de 南nán 门mén。tā 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.
他tā 喜欢xǐhuan 坐zuò 在zài 窗户chuānghu 旁边pángbiān 的de 椅子yǐzi 上shàng 看kàn 书shū。tā xǐhuan zuò zài chuānghu pángbiān de yǐzi shàng kàn shū.
He likes to sit on the chair by the window and read.
她tā 觉得juéde 世界shìjiè 上shàng 的de 很多hěnduō 城市chéngshì 都dōu 很hěn 有意思yǒuyìsi。tā 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 没méi 走错zǒucuò 路lù, 最后zuìhòu 在zài 公园gōngyuán 里lǐ 找到zhǎodào 了le 一yí 个gè 安静ānjìng 的de 地方dìfang 坐zuò 在zài 椅子yǐzi 上shàng。jīntiān 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.
我wǒ们men 准备zhǔnbèi 去qù 机jī场chǎng 以前yǐqián, 先xiān 在zài 手机shǒujī 上shàng 买mǎi 好hǎo 机票jīpiào。wǒmen 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.
他tā 觉得juéde 坐zuò 火车huǒchē 旅lǚ游yóu 很hěn 舒服shūfu, 在zài 火车huǒchē 上shàng 也yě 可kě以yǐ 看kàn 照片zhàopiàn。tā 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.
我Wǒ 觉得juéde 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 跟gēn 狗gǒu 在zài 公园gōngyuán 玩wán, 比bǐ 一直yìzhí 在zài 手机shǒujī 上shàng 上网shàngwǎng 有意思yǒuyìsi。Wǒ 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.
她tā 的de 眼镜yǎnjìng 丢diū 在zài 地铁dìtiě 上shàng 了le, 后来hòulái 有yǒu 人rén 帮bāng 她tā 捡jiǎn 回来huílái。tā 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.
请qǐng 你nǐ 在zài 马路mǎlù 上shàng 走zǒu 的de 时候shíhou 注意zhùyì 安全ānquán。qǐng 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 人rén 在zài 网站wǎngzhàn 上shàng 看kàn到dào 她tā 的de 画huà, 觉得juéde 很hěn 有意思yǒuyìsi。hěnduō 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.
我Wǒ 今天jīntiān 收到shōudào 了le 一个yíge 快递kuàidì, 可是kěshì 包裹bāoguǒ 上shang 的de 地址dìzhǐ 不bú 对duì。Wǒ 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.
我Wǒ 昨天zuótiān 在zài 网站wǎngzhàn 上shàng 下单xiàdān 买mǎi 了le 一件yíjiàn 衣服yīfu, 今天jīntiān 就jiù 收到shōudào 了le。Wǒ 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.
我wǒ 已经yǐjīng 在zài 网站wǎngzhàn 上shàng 下单xiàdān 了le, 快递kuàidì 明天míngtiān 会huì 送到sòngdào 我wǒ 家jiā。wǒ 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 的de 时候shíhou, 请qǐng 把bǎ 课本kèběn 放fàng 在zài 桌子zhuōzi 上shàng, 先xiān 看kàn 黑板hēibǎn, 再zài 做zuò 笔记bǐjì。jīntiān 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 在zài 黑板hēibǎn 上shàng 写xiě 了le 几jǐ 个gè 生词shēngcí, 我们wǒmen 先xiān 读dú, 再zài 写xiě 句子jùzi。lǎoshī 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 在zài 黑板hēibǎn 上shàng 写xiě 的de 时候shíhou, 我们wǒmen 都dōu 认真rènzhēn 做笔记zuòbǐjì。lǎoshī zài hēibǎn shàng xiě de shíhou, wǒmen dōu rènzhēn zuòbǐjì.
When the teacher writes on the blackboard, we all take notes carefully.
她tā 的de 房间fángjiān 很hěn 整齐zhěngqí, 连lián 沙发shāfā 上shàng 也yě 没有méiyǒu 什么shénme 东西dōngxi。tā de fángjiān hěn zhěngqí, lián shāfā shàng yě méiyǒu shénme dōngxi.
Her room is very neat; there isn’t even anything on the sofa.
她tā 喜欢xǐhuan 坐zuò 在zài 阳台yángtái 上shàng 看书kànshū, 可是kěshì 刮风guāfēng 的de 时候shíhou 会huì 把bǎ 窗帘chuānglián 拉上lāshàng。tā 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.
她tā 把bǎ 手机shǒujī 充电器chōngdiànqì 插chā 在zài 插座chāzuò 上shàng 以后yǐhòu, 手机shǒujī 很快hěnkuài 就jiù 能néng 开机kāijī 了le。tā 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 我wǒ 喜欢xǐhuan 坐zuò 在zài 沙发shāfā 上shàng 看kàn 电影diànyǐng。zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zuò zài shāfā shàng kàn diànyǐng.
On weekends I like to sit on the sofa and watch movies.
晚上wǎnshang 我wǒ 和hé 妈妈māma 坐zuò 在zài 沙发shāfa 上shàng 看kàn 电视diànshì。wǎnshang wǒ hé māma zuò zài shāfa shàng kàn diànshì.
In the evening, my mom and I sit on the sofa and watch TV.
我wǒ 不bú 戴dài 眼镜yǎnjìng 就jiù 看不清楚kànbuqīngchu 黑板hēibǎn 上shàng 的de 汉字hànzì。wǒ bú 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.
先xiān 把bǎ 洗衣液xǐyīyè 放fàng 在zài 污渍wūzì 上shàng, 再zài 浸泡jìnpào 衣服yīfu。xiān bǎ xǐyīyè fàng zài wūzì shàng, zài jìnpào yīfu.
Put laundry liquid on the stain first, then soak the clothes.
把bǎ 衣服yīfu 晾liàng 在zài 阳台yángtái 上shàng。bǎ yīfu liàng zài yángtái shàng.
Hang the clothes on the balcony.
衣架yījià 在zài 阳台yángtái 上shàng。yījià zài yángtái shàng.
The clothes hangers are on the balcony.
把bǎ 衣服yīfu 晾liàng 在zài 阳台yángtái 上shàng, 用yòng 衣架yījià 晾干liànggān。bǎ yīfu liàng zài yángtái shàng, yòng yījià liànggān.
Hang the clothes on the balcony and dry them on hangers.
自行车zìxíngchē 上shàng 有yǒu 车铃chēlíng。zìxíngchē shàng yǒu chēlíng.
The bicycle has a bell.
清单qīngdān 上shàng 有yǒu 家具jiājù 和hé 家电jiādiàn。qīngdān shàng yǒu jiājù hé jiādiàn.
The inventory lists furniture and household appliances.
请qǐng 在zài 清单qīngdān 上shàng 写xiě 编号biānhào。qǐng zài qīngdān shàng xiě biānhào.
Please write the number on the inventory.
家具jiājù 已经yǐjīng 在zài 货车huòchē 上shàng。jiājù yǐjīng zài huòchē shàng.
The furniture is already on the truck.
行李xíngli 不是bùshì 在zài 新居xīnjū 里lǐ, 就是jiùshì 在zài 货车huòchē 上shàng。xíngli bùshì zài xīnjū lǐ, jiùshì zài huòchē shàng.
The luggage is either in the new home or on the truck.
行李xíngli 和hé 贵重物品guìzhòngwùpǐn 都dōu 在zài 货车huòchē 上shàng。xíngli hé guìzhòngwùpǐn dōu zài huòchē shàng.
The luggage and valuable items are both on the truck.
房号fánghào 写xiě 在zài 登记单dēngjìdān 上shàng。fánghào xiě zài dēngjìdān shàng.
The room number is written on the registration form.
请qǐng 先xiān 在zài 登记单dēngjìdān 上shàng 写xiě 名字míngzi。qǐng xiān zài dēngjìdān shàng xiě míngzi.
Please write your name on the registration form first.
房号fánghào 也yě 写xiě 在zài 发票fāpiào 上shàng。fánghào yě xiě zài fāpiào shàng.
The room number is also written on the invoice.
凡是fánshì 入住rùzhù 的de 客人kèrén, 都dōu 要yào 在zài 登记单dēngjìdān 上shàng 写xiě 名字míngzi。fánshì rùzhù de kèrén, dōu yào zài dēngjìdān shàng xiě míngzi.
All guests checking in must write their name on the registration form.
船chuán 在zài 水shuǐ 上shàng。chuán zài shuǐ shàng.
The boat is on the water.
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