Meaning of 上手
上手 means seat of honor; position of higher status; player whose turn comes before one's own (in card games, mahjong, etc.). Pronounced shàng shǒu.
- seat of honor; position of higher status
- player whose turn comes before one's own (in card games, mahjong, etc.)
- to start working on; to handle; to take on (dialectal)
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
bā八
xiān仙
zhuō桌
shàng上
，
zuò坐
zài在
shàng上
shǒu手
de的
shì是
zhǎng长
bèi辈
。
At the traditional eight-immortal table, the elders sit in the seat of honor.
Tā他
zuò坐
zài在
wǒ我
de的
shàng上
shǒu手
，
yě也
jiù就
shì是
wǒ我
de的
zuǒ左
biān边
。
He sits in the seat of honor relative to me, which is to my left.