上十

shàngshí
phrase #9,563

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 2
Tā zài zhè jiā gōngsī gàn le shàngshí nián le.
He has worked at this company for over ten years.
HSK 2
Shàngshí gè rén bàomíng le.
More than ten people signed up.
HSK 7-9
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