Chinese word

上述

Pronunciation

Pinyinshàng shù

Meaning

  • adjectiveabove-mentioned

Example

请查看上述资料。qǐng chá kàn shàng shù zī liào

Please check the above-mentioned materials.

Illustration for 上述 (above-mentioned)

More examples

请确认上述问题是否已解决。qǐng què rèn shàng shù wèn tí shì fǒu yǐ jiě jué

Please confirm whether the above-mentioned problem has been resolved.

Core concept

A formal pointer to information already stated earlier in a text.

Common phrases

  • 上述资料shàng shù zī liào

    above-mentioned materials

  • 上述问题shàng shù wèn tí

    above-mentioned problem

  • 上述观点shàng shù guān diǎn

    above-mentioned viewpoint

Similar words

前述qián shù: Referring in formal writing to content stated earlier.
如上所述rú shàng suǒ shù: A standard formal phrase pointing back to what was stated above.
如上rú shàng: A short written reference to what appears above.

Definition in Chinese

用于指代前面已经提到的内容或事物，多见于书面语。yòng yú zhǐ dài qián miàn yǐ jīng tí dào de nèi róng huò shì wù duō jiàn yú shū miàn yǔ

Word origin

上述 (shàngshù, "above-mentioned") combines 上 (shàng, "above") with 述 (shù, "state or describe"), connecting the idea of what is above with something already stated.

Usage tips

  • Because 上述 (shàngshù, "above-mentioned") sounds formal, it fits reports, notices, and official documents better than relaxed conversation, where a fuller phrase is usually more natural.

Opposites

  • 下述xià shùbelow-mentionedadjective

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