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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 shàngShang4still; yet; to value; to esteem; surname Shang
2尚未 尚未 shàng wèishang4 wei4not yet; still not
3高尚 高尚 gāo shànggao1 shang4noble; lofty; refined; exquisite
4风尚 風尚 fēng shàngfeng1 shang4current custom; current way of doing things
5尚书 尚書 shàng shūShang4 shu1high official; government minister; same as 书经 Book of History
6跑了和尚跑不了庙 跑了和尚跑不了廟 pǎo le shàng pǎo liǎo miàopao3 le5 he2 shang4 pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom); you can run this time, but you'll have to come back; I'll get you sooner or later; also written 跑得了和尚跑得了和尚跑不了庙
7跑了和尚,跑不了庙 跑了和尚,跑不了廟 pǎo le shàng , pǎo liǎo miàopao3 le5 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom); you can run this time, but you'll have to come back; I'll get you sooner or later
8尚慕杰 尚慕傑 shàng jiéShang4 mu4 jie2James Sasser (1936-), US Ambassador to China 1995-1999
9尚可 尚可 shàng shang4 ke3not bad; satisfactory
10尚方剑 尚方劍 shàng fāng jiànshang4 fang1 jian4imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers); in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill
11尚比亚 尚比亞 shàng Shang4 bi3 ya4Zambia (Tw)
12庆尚南道 慶尚南道 qìng shàng nán dàoQing4 shang4 nan2 dao4South Gyeongsang Province, in southeast South Korea, capital Changwon 昌原
13庆尚道 慶尚道 qìng shàng dàoQing4 shang4 dao4Gyeongsang Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Gyeongsang Province 庆尚北道
14尊尚 尊尚 zūn shàngzun1 shang4to value highly; to hold up sth as a model
15跑了和尚,跑不了寺 跑了和尚,跑不了寺 pǎo le shàng , pǎo liǎo pao3 le5 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 si4the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom); you can run this time, but you'll have to come back; I'll get you sooner or later
16崇尚 崇尚 chóng shàngchong2 shang4to hold up (as an model); to hold in esteem; to revere; to advocate
17跑得了和尚,跑不了庙 跑得了和尚,跑不了廟 pǎo liǎo shàng , pǎo liǎo miàopao3 de2 liao3 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom); you can run this time, but you'll have to come back; I'll get you sooner or later
18弄性尚气 弄性尚氣 nòng xìng shàng nong4 xing4 shang4 qi4to act on impulse (idiom)
19礼尚往来 禮尚往來 shàng wǎng láili3 shang4 wang3 lai2lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom); fig. to return politeness for politeness
20礼部尚书 禮部尚書 shàng shūli3 bu4 shang4 shu1Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)
21口尚乳臭 口尚乳臭 kǒu shàng xiùkou3 shang4 ru3 xiu4young and inexperienced (idiom)
22孔尚任 孔尚任 kǒng shàng rènKong3 Shang4 ren4Kong Shangren (1648-1718), Qing dramatist and poet, author of The Peach Blossom Fan 桃花扇
23户部尚书 戶部尚書 shàng shūhu4 bu4 shang4 shu1Minister of Revenue (from the Han dynasty onwards)
24好奇尚异 好奇尚異 hào shàng hao4 qi2 shang4 yi4to have a taste for the exotic (idiom)
25杜尚别 杜尚別 shàng biéDu4 shang4 bie2Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan

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