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上风

shàng fēng

2-character word Traditional 上風

What 上风 means

1. on the up
2. currently winning
3. rising (in popularity etc)

The characters in 上风

• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 风fēngwind; news; style

Example sentences

• 目前谁占上风？
  Mùqián shéi zhàn shàngfēng?
  Who has the edge now?
• 他觉得自己占了上风，但我反过来扭转了局面。
  Tā juéde zìjǐ zhàn le shàngfēng, dàn wǒ fǎnguolái niǔzhuǎn liǎojú miàn.
  He thought he had the upper hand, but I turned the tables on him.

Words containing 上风

• 占上风zhàn shàng fēngto take the lead; to gain the upper hand
• 马上风mǎ shàng fēngdeath during sexual intercourse
• 陆上风电lù shàng fēng diànonshore wind power

Sounds the same

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

• 上峰peak; summit; (old) higher authorities