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上司

shàng si

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

上司 (shàng si) means "boss; superior". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 上司 means

1. boss
2. superior

The characters in 上司

• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 司sīto take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)

Example sentences

• 我的上司被逼迫辞职。
  Wǒ de shàngsi bèi bīpò cízhí.
  My boss was forced to resign.
• 他把东西交给了上司.
  Tā bǎ dōngxi jiāogěi le shàngsi.
  He gives the thing to his boss.
• 汤姆的上司真的非常生气。
  Tāngmǔ de shàngsi zhēn de fēicháng shēngqì.
  Tom's boss was really angry.
• 上司不在，部下就轻松自在。
  Shàngsi bù zài, bùxià jiù qīngsōng zìzai.
  When the cat is away, the mice will play.
• 当他的上司察觉他的谎言，麻烦来了。
  Dāng tā de shàngsi chájué tā de huǎngyán, máfan lái le.
  The lie got him in trouble when his boss found out the truth.
• 如果你有上司的话，学会尊敬他（她）。
  Be respectful to your superiors, if you have any.

Words containing 上司

• 顶头上司dǐng tóu shàng sione's immediate superior

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