preceding text; above
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
preceding text; foregoing content; the part above
Used to refer to content mentioned earlier in a text. Often paired with 下文 (following text) to form 上下文 (context).
Shàng上
wén文
yǐ已
jīng经
xiáng详
xì细
shuō说
míng明
le了
zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
de的
bèi背
jǐng景
。
The preceding text has already explained the background of this issue in detail.
Guān关
yú于
zhè这
yī一
diǎn点
，
qǐng请
cān参
jiàn见
shàng上
wén文
dì第
sān三
zhāng章
。
Regarding this point, please refer to Chapter Three above.
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Shàng上
wén文
suǒ所
shù述
de的
nèi内
róng容
fēi非
cháng常
zhòng重
yào要
。
The content described above is very important.
Yào要
lǐ理
jiě解
zhè这
jù句
huà话
，
bì必
xū须
xiān先
kàn看
shàng上
wén文
。
To understand this sentence, one must first look at the preceding text.