上 [shàng]
1. noun [指方位] upper part
上游 upper stream 上层 upper layer 2. noun [指等级、质量] [pl]
上级 higher authorities 上品 high-quality products 3. noun [指时间、次序]
上个月 last month 上半年 the first half of the year 4. verb [向上] go up
上楼 go upstairs 5. verb [按点前往] go
上学 go to school 上班 go to work 6. verb [去] go to
他上天津开会去了。 He went to Tianjin to attend a meeting. 7. verb [出场] make an entrance
上场时，队长先上。 When a team makes its entrance, the captain leads the way. 8. verb [添补] fill
上货 restock 9. verb [饭、菜] serve
上菜 serve food 10. verb [安装] fix
上螺丝 fix a screw 11. verb [涂] apply
上涂料 apply paint 12. verb [登载] appear
上杂志 appear in a magazine 13. verb [拧紧] tighten
我的表已上弦了。 I've wound up my watch. 14. verb [达到] reach
上岁数 reach a great age 上百艘船停靠在岸边。 Over a hundred boats were moored on the bank. 15. verb [楼、山] go up
16. verb [表示从低到高]
我跑上楼梯。 I ran up the stairs. 演员走上舞台。 The performer walked onto the stage. 17. verb [表示达到目的]
考上大学 pass the university entrance exams 当上老师 become a teacher 18. verb [表示开始]
喜欢上古典音乐 come to like classical music 他干上了导游。 He's started work as a tour guide. 19. preposition [在物体表面] on
椅子上 on the chair 20. preposition [表示范围] in
报纸上 in the newspaper 21. preposition [表示某方面] in
事实上 in fact

Examples
工地上千万盏电灯光芒四射，连天上的星月也黯然无光。 The worksite was ablaze with thousands of lights so that even the moon and the stars appeared lustreless in comparison.
表面上气壮如牛，实际上胆小如鼠 outwardly fierce as a bull, but inwardly timid as a mouse
理论上的错误必然导致实践上的失败。 Errors in theory inevitably result in failures in practice.
你的意见理论上我同意，但实际上恐怕行不通。 In theory, I agree with you, but I feel that your ideas would not work in practice.
名义上裁军，实际上扩军 disarmament in name, armament in reality
没有政治上的独立，就谈不到经济上的独立。 Without political independence, you can't begin to talk about economic independence.
在集市上，草标结在牛角上就表示此牛出售。 In a market, grass tied around an ox horn is a sign that the ox is for sale.
虽然理论上说人人平等，但他实际上只是个“二等公民”。 Theoretically, everyone is equal. However, he is in fact a second-class citizen. 上个月的那次科贸博览会上，成交了许多科学栽培技术项目。 In the scientific trade expo last month, many deals on scientific training items were closed.
他明面上说没往心里去，可实际上却怀恨在心。 It seems that he doesn’t mind, but in fact, he harbored a deep resentment.