上岗 meaning in English

shànggǎng

to take up one's post; to go on duty; to take up a job

HSK 7-9Traditional 上崗10 strokes

Meaning of 上岗

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shànggǎng
  1. to take up one's post; to go on duty
  2. to take up a job

Stroke order for each character

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上 shàng · up · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

岗 gǎng · post · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 上岗.

马上mǎshàngat once; right away
晚上wǎnshangevening; night
身上shēnshangon the body; at hand
早上zǎoshangearly morning
上次shàng cìlast time
路上lùshangon the road; on the way; en route
上班shàngbānto go to work; to be on duty
上车shàng chēto get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
地上dìshangon the ground; on the floor
楼上lóu shàngupstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
车上chē shang
上学shàngxuéto go to school; to attend school

Questions about 上岗

What does 上岗 mean?

上岗 (shànggǎng) means "to take up one's post; to go on duty; to take up a job".

How do you write 上岗?

上岗 is made of 2 characters: 上 (3 strokes), 岗 (7 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 上岗 an HSK word?

Yes. 上岗 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 上岗 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 上岗 is written 上崗.