之上

zhīshàng

phrase #5,546

Meanings

1 above
2 on top of
3 beyond

Characters

of; possessive particle (literary)

之 (literary 'of') + 上 (above) = a formal way to say 'above/on top of'

Examples

他把友情放在利益之上。

Tā bǎ yǒuqíng fàng zài lìyì zhīshàng.

He puts friendship above self-interest.

在法律之上，没有任何人。

Zài fǎlǜ zhīshàng, méiyǒu rènhé rén.

No one is above the law.

Tips

grammar

之上 is more formal/literary than 上面. Pattern: X之上 = above X. Common in written Chinese and set phrases.

Stroke Order

之 zhī

上 shàng