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上岗 (shàng gǎng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

上岗 (shàng gǎng) is a Chinese word: to go on duty. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 上岗

动 dòng verb

to go on duty

所有保安必须按时上岗。

suǒyǒu bǎo'ān bìxū ànshí shàng gǎng

All security guards must go on duty on time.

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Word breakdown

上 shàng — to go to, to ascend to (indicating the action of going to one's position)

Words with this character (57)
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岗 gǎng — post, station (one's work position or duty station)

Words with this character (1)
  • 1 岗位 gǎng wèi — post HSK 6
    • 岗 post, station (originally 'sentry post')
    • 位 position, place
    Example

    每个岗位都有自己的职责。

    měi gè gǎng wèi dōu yǒu zì jǐ de zhí zé

    Every post has its own responsibilities.

Structure & writing
1 上 shàng — upper; high position (opposite of 下); ① preceding in order ② higher in rank or quality
上 is a component in 4 characters
HSK 2
让 ràng yield; give way to others when both parties need something
HSK 3
卡 kǎ truck; large freight vehicle 叔 shū father's younger brother; also a form of address for a man of the same generation as one's father but younger and unrelated (can be reduplicated)
HSK 4
戚 qi

上 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 岗 gǎng — raised mound or slope of earth

岗 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 山 shān — mountain; hill
山 is a component in 33 characters
HSK 1
岁 suì year
HSK 4
密 mì dense; closely spaced (opposite of sparse) 幽 yōu (lit.) deep and secluded; (of a place) remote, quiet, and dimly lit 微 wēi tiny; slight
HSK 6
岗 gǎng raised mound or slope of earth 岛 dǎo island (land surrounded by water on all sides); peninsula (land surrounded by water on three sides) 岸 àn shore; bank; coast (of a river, lake, sea, etc.) 峰 fēng high, pointed mountain peak 崇 chóng tall; lofty
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崭 zhǎn (lit.) towering; standing out above the rest
HSK 7
仙 xiān immortal; a person with supernatural abilities in mythology 屹 yì (lit.) towering and firm, immovable 屿 yǔ small island 岂 qǐ rhetorical question marker, equivalent to 'how could' or 'is it possible that' 岔 chà branch (of a mountain range, river, road, etc.)
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岖 qū used in '崎岖': ① (of mountain paths) rugged and uneven; ② (fig.) full of hardships and twists 岩 yán steep cliff 岭 lǐng mountain with a path over its summit 岳 yuè a tall, majestic mountain 峙 zhì (lit.) to stand tall; to stand erect 峡 xiá gorge; narrow waterway between two mountains (often used in place names) 峭 qiào steep and tall (of a mountain) 峻 jùn high and steep (of a mountain) 崎 qí (lit.) steep and uneven; rugged 崖 yá steep face of a cliff or rocky height 崛 jué (lit.) to rise up; to emerge powerfully 崩 bēng to collapse; to crumble 嵌 qiàn to inlay; to embed a smaller piece into a recess of a larger object (often decorative) 巅 diān mountain peak; summit 徽 huī emblem; badge; insignia 灿 càn bright; radiant; dazzling 炭 tàn charcoal, a fuel made by heating wood while cut off from air 癌 ái cancer; malignant tumor formed by abnormally proliferating cells
2.2 冈 gāng — low, flat mountain ridge
冈 is a component in 4 characters
HSK 3
刚 gāng hard; firm (opposite of "soft")
HSK 4
钢 gāng steel (iron-carbon alloy with less than 2% carbon content)
HSK 6
岗 gǎng raised mound or slope of earth
HSK 7
纲 gāng the main rope of a fishing net; the key or essential part of something (often referring to documents or speeches)

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