尚 (shàng) means Esteem (value - still - yet). Below are 10 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这本杂志讲时 尚 。
Zhè běn zázhì jiǎng shíshàng.
This magazine is about fashion.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 时尚
这是一种高 尚 的行为。
Zhè shì yì zhǒng gāoshàng de xíngwéi.
This is a noble act.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 高尚
中国人讲究礼 尚 往来。
Zhōngguórén jiǎngjiu lǐshàngwǎnglái.
Chinese people set store by reciprocal courtesy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 礼尚往来
她今天的造型很时 尚 。
Tā jīntiān de zàoxíng hěn shíshàng.
Her look today is very stylish.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 造型
他是一个品德高 尚 的人。
Tā shì yí ge pǐndé gāoshàng de rén.
He is a person of noble character.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 品德
他 尚 且做不到，何况我们呢。
Tā shàngqiě zuò bu dào, hékuàng wǒmen ne.
Even he cannot do it, let alone us.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 尚且
大人 尚 且觉得难，孩子就更难了。
Dàrén shàngqiě juéde nán, háizi jiù gèng nán le.
Even adults find it hard, so it is harder still for children.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 尚且
他送了礼物，我也该回礼，礼 尚 往来嘛。
Tā sòng le lǐwù, wǒ yě gāi huílǐ, lǐshàngwǎnglái ma.
He gave a gift, so I should give one back — courtesy calls for reciprocity.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 礼尚往来
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Words that contain 尚
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Questions about 尚
How is 尚 used in a sentence?
This page shows 10 sentences using 尚 (shàng, "Esteem (value - still - yet)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 尚 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 尚 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 尚?
The dictionary page for 尚 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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