上书

上書

shàngshū

verb #43,709

Meanings

1 to submit a memorial (to the emperor)
2 to petition (the authorities) in writing

Characters

to present (to a superior)

letter; written document

Examples

HSK 6

大臣们纷纷上书，劝皇帝不要出兵。

Dàchénmen fēnfēn shàngshū, quàn huángdì búyào chūbīng.

One minister after another sent memorials urging the emperor not to go to war.

HSK 7-9

一百多名学者联名上书，要求保护这座古城。

Yìbǎi duō míng xuézhě liánmíng shàngshū, yāoqiú bǎohù zhè zuò gǔchéng.

More than a hundred scholars signed a joint petition asking for the old city to be protected.

Tips

history

The best-known case is the 公车上书 of 1895: led by 康有为, over a thousand candidates gathered in Beijing for the imperial exams drew up a petition to the throne against the 马关条约 (Treaty of Shimonoseki).

Stroke Order

上 shàng

书 shū