Meaning of 穿上
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to put on (clothes etc)
How to use 穿上
穿上 describes the action of putting clothing on, while 穿 alone can also describe the state of wearing something. It works for clothes, shoes, socks and similar items. Example: 外面很冷，穿上外套吧。(Wàimiàn hěn lěng, chuānshang wàitào ba.) It is cold outside, put on your coat.
穿 (chuān) means to wear or pass through, and 上 (shang) means up or onto. Picture pulling a shirt up and onto your body: you 穿上 it.
Common mistake: Learners often use 穿上 for hats, glasses or watches, but those take 戴上 (dàishang) instead. Also, 上 here is usually said in a light neutral tone, not a full fourth tone.
穿上 in example sentences
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穿 chuān · to bore through · 9 strokes
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上 shàng · up · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 穿上.
| 马上 | mǎshàng | at once; right away |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 身上 | shēnshang | on the body; at hand |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work; to be on duty |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 地上 | dìshang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread |
| 车上 | chē shang | |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
Questions about 穿上
What does 穿上 mean?
穿上 (chuānshang) means "to put on (clothes etc)".
How do you write 穿上?
穿上 is made of 2 characters: 穿 (9 strokes), 上 (3 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 穿上 an HSK word?
Yes. 穿上 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 穿 and 穿上?
穿 can mean either wearing or putting on, such as 她穿着红裙子 (she is wearing a red dress). 穿上 focuses on completing the action of getting the item on your body.
What is the opposite of 穿上?
The opposite is 脱下 (tuōxia) or 脱掉 (tuōdiào), meaning to take off. For example, 脱下鞋子 (tuōxia xiézi) means take off your shoes.