| 板上钉钉 | bǎn shàng dìng dīng | that clinches it; that's final; no two ways about it |
| 桌上型 | zhuō shàng xíng | desktop |
| 桌上型电脑 | zhuō shàng xíng diàn nǎo | desktop computer |
| 桌面儿上 | zhuō miànr shàng | on the table; fig. everything open and above board |
| 梁上君子 | liáng shàng jūn zǐ | lit. the gentleman on the roof beam; fig. a thief |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs |
| 树上开花 | shù shàng kāi huā | to deck the tree with false blossoms; to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom) |
| 历代志上 | Lì dài zhì shàng | First book of Chronicles |
| 历史上 | lì shǐ shàng | historical; in history |
| 比上不足比下有余 | bǐ shàng bù zú bǐ xià yǒu yú | fall short of the best but be better than the worst; can pass muster |
| 毛出在羊身上 | máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng | lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.; Nothing comes for free. |
| 气头上 | qì tóu shàng | in a fit of anger (idiom); in a temper |
| 水上 | shuǐ shàng | on water; aquatic; Shuishang township in Chiayi county 嘉义县, west Taiwan |
| 水上摩托 | shuǐ shàng mó tuō | jet-ski |
| 水上运动 | shuǐ shàng yùn dòng | water sports; aquatic motion; movement over water |
| 水上乡 | Shuǐ shàng xiāng | Shuishang township in Chiayi county 嘉义县, west Taiwan |
| 水上飞机 | shuǐ shàng fēi jī | seaplane |
| 池上 | Chí shàng | Chihshang or Chihshang township in Taitung county 台东县, southeast Taiwan |
| 池上乡 | Chí shàng xiāng | Chishang or Chihshang township in Taitung county 台东县, southeast Taiwan |
| 汶上 | Wèn shàng | Wenshang county in Ji'ning 济宁, Shandong; classically, upper reaches of Wen River in Shandong, used to refer to Qi 齐国 |
| 汶上县 | Wèn shàng xiàn | Wenshang county in Ji'ning 济宁, Shandong |
| 没上没下 | méi shàng méi xià | no respect for seniors; lacking in manners |
| 浮上 | fú shàng | to float up; to rise to the surface; fig. to rise in the world |
| 海上奇书 | hǎi shàng qí shū | literary journal published in 1892-93 by Han Bangqing 韩邦庆 featuring serialized novels in classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular |
| 海上运动 | hǎi shàng yùn dòng | water sports (sailing, windsurfing etc) |
| 海军上校 | hǎi jūn shàng xiào | captain (= UK and US Navy equivalent) |
| 淮上 | Huái shàng | Huaishang district of Bengbu city 蚌埠市, Anhui |
| 淮上区 | Huái shàng qū | Huaishang district of Bengbu city 蚌埠市, Anhui |
| 浑身上下 | hún shēn shàng xià | all over; from head to toe |
| 颍上 | Yǐng shàng | Yingshan county in Fuyang 阜阳, Anhui |
| 颍上县 | Yǐng shàng xiàn | Yingshan County in Fuyang 阜阳, Anhui |
| 火上浇油 | huǒ shàng jiāo yóu | to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make matters worse |
| 爬上 | pá shàng | climb up |
| 犯上 | fàn shàng | to offend one's superiors |
| 犯得上 | fàn de shàng | worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile) |
| 献上 | xiàn shàng | to offer to God |
| 班上 | bān shàng | in the group; class-mates |
| 甚嚣尘上 | shèn xiāo chén shàng | clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor; to raise a tremendous stink |
| 用得上 | yòng de shàng | needed; to come in useful |
| 甩上 | shuǎi shàng | to throw off; to fling sth up (in anger); refers to dramatic sale prices |
| 当上 | dāng shang | to take up duty as; to assume a position; to assume; to take on (an office) |
| 登上 | dēng shàng | to climb over; to ascend onto; to mount |
| 皇冠上的明珠 | huáng guān shàng de míng zhū | the brightest jewel in the crown |
| 看上去 | kàn shang qu | it would appear; it seems (that) |
| 颖上县 | Yǐng shàng xiàn | Yingshang county in Anhui |
| 穿上 | chuān shang | to put on (clothes etc) |
| 筵上 | yán shǎng | feast |
| 节上生枝 | jié shàng shēng zhī | a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising |
| 纸上谈兵 | zhǐ shàng tán bīng | lit. military tactics on paper (idiom); fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice; armchair strategist; idle theorizing; cf Zhao Kuo 赵括 leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 长平之战 in 260 BC |
| 网上 | wǎng shàng | on-line |
