to write a letter (to the authorities) / to present a petition
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lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[] below (idiom) / fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom) / fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children / sandwich generation
previous period (week, month or quarter etc)
to put goods on shelves / (of a product) to be available for sale
to place (food) on the table / to sit down to eat (at the dining table)
backswing (golf)
lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom) / fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam) / to make the list / (of a song) to hit the charts
to lay an upper beam / (a building's) upper beam / (a bicycle's) top tube
superscript
(computing) Shift key
addressee / name of recipient on painting or scroll
(idiom) to be out of breath / to gasp for air
upper reaches (of a river) / to go upstream / to add some water / to water (a crop etc)
upper class / high society
first ten days of a lunar month
(regional) stock (used in Chinese cooking)
(TCM) upper burner, the part of the body within the thoracic cavity (above the diaphragm, including the heart and lungs)
(Internet) (of a search query) to be trending
(of a movie) to start screening (Tw)
to obtain a license plate
palate (roof of the mouth)
upward-facing dog (yoga pose)
working hours / office hours
(coll.) to be fitted with an IUD / (of a doctor) to insert an IUD
upper bound
(idiom) to be duped / to get scammed
(of a court official) to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
to wind up (a watch or other clockwork mechanism)
(anatomy) epithelium / epithelial tissue
upper eyelid
to apply eye drops / (fig.) to speak ill of sb / to bad-mouth
upper eyelid
supremum (math.) / least upper bound
to pay taxes
top notch / highest quality
private first class (army rank)
to be worthwhile / to be worth it
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