上十

shàngshí
phrase #9,563

Meanings

  1. 1 upwards of ten; more than ten; over a dozen

Examples

Tā zài zhè jiā gōngsī gàn le shàngshí nián le.
He has worked at this company for over ten years.
Shàngshí gè rén bàomíng le.
More than ten people signed up.
Zhèlǐ yǒu shàngshí zhǒng kǒuwèi kěyǐ xuǎn.
There are over a dozen flavors to choose from here.

Tips

grammar
before a number means 'upwards of' or 'more than.' This pattern works with round numbers: 上百 (over a hundred), 上千 (over a thousand), 上万 (over ten thousand). 上十 specifically means 'over ten' — roughly 10-19.

Stroke Order

shàng
shí