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入口rù kǒuentrance; to import赛sàito compete; competition三sānthree; 3散sànto scatter; to break up (a meeting etc)散步sàn bùto take a walk; to go for a walk扫sǎoto sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of色sècolor; look沙shāgranule; hoarse沙发shā fāsofa (loanword); (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post沙子shā zisand; grit山shānmountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on衫shāngarment; jacket with open slits in place of sleeves善shàngood (virtuous); benevolent伤shāngto injure; injury商shāngcommerce; merchant上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)尚shàngstill; yet汤tāngsoup; hot or boiling water上班shàng bānto go to work; to be on duty上边shàng bianthe top; above商场shāng chǎngshopping mall; shopping center上车shàng chēto get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)上次shàng cìlast time商店shāng diànstore; shop上课shàng kèto go to class; to attend class上来shàng láito come up; to approach商量shāng liangto consult; to talk over上面shàng miànon top of; above-mentioned商品shāng pǐncommodity; goods; merchandise上去shàng qùto go up商人shāng rénmerchant; businessman上升shàng shēngto rise; to go up上网shàng wǎngto go online; to connect to the Internet上午shàng wǔmorning伤心shāng xīnto grieve; to be broken-hearted上学shàng xuéto go to school; to attend school商业shāng yèbusiness; trade上衣shàng yījacket; upper outer garment上周shàng zhōulast week烧shāoto burn; to cook少shǎofew; less绍shàoto continue; to carry on少年shào niánearly youth; youngster少数shǎo shùsmall number; few设shèto set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if社shè(bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land折zhéto break; to fracture设备shè bèiequipment; facilities; installations社会shè huìsociety设计shè jìto design; to plan; design; plan设立shè lìto set up; to establish谁shéiwho身shēnbody; life深shēndeep (lit. and fig.)什shénwhat神shéngod; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious身边shēn biānat one's side; on hand身份证shēn fèn zhèngidentity card; ID深刻shēn kèprofound; deep什么shén mewhat?; something; anything