上文

shàngwén

noun #34,722

Meanings

1 the foregoing; the preceding text
2 what was said earlier (in a piece of writing or speech)

Characters

above; previous

Examples

如上文所述，问题主要出在数据采集。

Rú shàngwén suǒ shù, wèntí zhǔyào chū zài shùjù cǎijí.

As stated above, the problem mainly lies in data collection.

上文提到的几个例子很有代表性。

Shàngwén tídào de jǐ ge lìzi hěn yǒu dàibiǎoxìng.

The examples mentioned earlier are quite representative.

Tips

usage

Pairs with 下文 (xiàwén, 'what follows / the rest of the text'). Together: 联系上下文 ('considering the context, both before and after'). 上文 is academic/written register — in spoken Chinese, you'd say 前面 or 之前.

Stroke Order

上 shàng

文 wén