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The word 以上 is formed by combining the character 以, which here denotes a point of departure or limit, with the character 上, meaning "above" or "up". It creates a compound that conceptually marks a spatial or quantitative boundary and everything extending upward from it, essentially meaning "taking this as the lower limit, everything above". This structure visually and logically frames a spectrum starting from a defined reference point and moving inclusively upward.

Example Sentences Hide

我已经十八岁以上了。

wǒ yǐ jīng shí bā suì yǐ shàng le。

I am already above eighteen years old.

这个价格包含以上所有服务。

zhè ge jià gé bāo hán yǐ shàng suǒ yǒu fú wù。

This price includes all of the above services.

参赛者必须在三十岁以上。

cān sài zhě bì xū zài sān shí suì yǐ shàng。

Contestants must be thirty years old or above.

他的职位在经理级以上。

tā de zhí wèi zài jīng lǐ jí yǐ shàng。

His position is at the manager level or above.

凡符合以上条件者均可申请。

fán fú hé yǐ shàng tiáo jiàn zhě jiē kě shēn qǐng。

All those who meet the above conditions may apply.

Word Definition - 以上

yǐ shàng that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.

Individual Character Details

以 yǐ, yǐ, yǐ, yǐ
上 shǎng, shàng