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上书

shàng shū

2-character word Traditional 上書

What 上书 means

1. to write a letter (to the authorities)
2. to present a petition

The characters in 上书

• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 书shūbook; letter; document

Example sentences

• 合上书。
  Close the book.

Sounds the same

Read shàng shū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 尚书high official; government minister
• 上疏(of a court official) to present a memorial to the emperor (old)

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read shàng shū correctly.
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