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Chinese
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to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
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up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
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trad. (以上)
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以
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上
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simp. #(以上)
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以
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上
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alternative forms
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已上 obsolete
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Pronunciation
Noun
以上
- above; more than; over
- greater than or equal to
- above-mentioned; above
Usage notes
Unlike in Japanese, where the term unambiguously refers to an inclusive lower bound, in Chinese the interval may be inclusive or exclusive depending on context. According to the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China, legally speaking the interval is always inclusive: "民法所称的“以上”、“以下”、“以内”、“届满”,包括本数;所称的“不满”、“超过”、“以外”,不包括本数。"
Synonyms
Antonyms
Phrase
以上
- (usually Internet slang, influenced by Japanese) that's it; that's all (used at the end of a text to indicate that there is nothing further)
2021 April 15, 立法院未來國會願景規劃諮詢委員會, quoting 丘如華, “立法院未來國會願景規劃諮詢委員會第一次會議”, in 立法院遷(改)建計畫網站, Taipei, page 13:
晚上2-3點我都還在上班,隨時都可以問我,不是24小時,可是是7-eleven,以上。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
晚上2-3点我都还在上班,随时都可以问我,不是24小时,可是是7-eleven,以上。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]- Wǎnshàng 2-3 diǎn wǒ dōu hái zài shàngbān, suíshí dōu kěyǐ wèn wǒ, bùshì 24 xiǎoshí, kěshì shì 7-eleven, yǐshàng.
- I am still at work even at 2~3 at midnight, you can ask me any time. I may not 24-7, but I am 7-eleven. That's all.
Descendants
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
以上 • (ijō) ←いじやう (izyau)?
- the aforementioned, the foregoing
- greater than or equal to
- (plain form verb) + 以上は: since, now that, so long as, once
Phrase
以上 • (ijō) ←いじやう (izyau)?
- that's it. (used at the end of a text to indicate that there is nothing further)
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
- ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
以上 • (isang) (hangeul 이상)
- hanja form? of 이상 (“the aforementioned, the foregoing”)