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上了

got onto; went up onto, get something attached, covered, or closed in place, attended (school or classes); went to

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phrase Common #2,932
got onto; went up onto Describes completed movement onto or up to a place or surface.
CH: 一会儿后，我上了公交车。
EN: A little while later, I got on the bus.

把他扶上了床

Helped him into bed.

— 坠落的审判 (2023)

有时候我觉得…我们都上了那辆车

Sometimes I feel like… we all got on that bus.

— 神秘河 (2003)

韩国人都得到那份上了才能做事啊

Do Koreans really have to get to that point before they can get anything done?

— 孤胆特工 (2010)

马上了

Almost there.

— Hi, Mom (2021)

上了

It's on.

— 黄飞鸿之一：壮志凌云 (1991)

一会儿后我上了公交车

A little while later, I got on the bus.

— 调音师 (2018)

他说你们差点全上了那辆车？

He said you guys almost all got on that car?

— 神秘河 (2003)

安安是我你们上了飞机了是吧

Hey, it’s me, An An. You’ve boarded the plane, right?

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

如果当时你有勇气就上了地铁

If you’d had the courage back then, you would have gotten on the subway.

— 后来的我们 (2018)

那怎麽我们祈祷他已经上了天国

Then why do we pray that he has already gone to heaven?

— 女巫 (2016)

上了屋顶

Went up onto the roof.

— 幽灵公主 (1997)

恩，上了

Yeah, I got on.

— 铁皮鼓 (1979)

他最近上了报,

He was recently featured in the newspaper.

— 好人寥寥 (1992)

还是把它拖上了岸？

Did you still drag it ashore?

他们把你带上了星际飞船。

They took you aboard the spaceship.

“奈丁”重要的是亚提姆上了前线

“Nading” is important because Yatim went to the front lines.

— 烈日灼人 (1994)

我见到他们上了巴士

I saw them get on the bus.

— 警察故事 (1985)

我把她的尸体拖上了船

I dragged her body onto the boat.

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

头头，他上了二十四楼

Boss, he went up to the 24th floor.

— 无间道 (2002)

他的同伴和我把他弄上了他们的船。

His companions and I got him aboard their boat.

但却上了两层

But it went up two floors.

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

你走上了这条道

You took this path.

— 卧虎藏龙 (2000)

因为要是你上了

Because if you get on...

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

phrase Uncommon #11,252
get something attached, covered, or closed in place Placed after a verb, 上了 indicates that the action has brought something into position, such as sticking, covering, or locking it.
CH: 我把门锁上了。
EN: I locked the door.

怎么不把它贴上了？

Why didn’t you stick it on?

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

罗希都写上了

Roxi wrote them all down.

— 爱，没有明天 (2003)

我把门锁上了

I locked the door.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

phrase Rare #23,622
attended (school or classes); went to Used for attending or having attended a school or class; 了 marks the completed event.
CH: 汤姆上了什么学校？
EN: What school did Tom attend?

等你上了大学愿意来我的乐队演奏吗

When you go to college, would you like to play in my band?

— 爆裂鼓手 (2014)

以后也不上了

I won't be going back either.

— 回归 (2006)

你上了几所学校？

How many schools have you attended?

你在录音机上留的我都没在团体课上看见你因为我们分开上了啊

I didn’t see you in the group class at all because we took it separately, as you mentioned in the recording.

— 搏击俱乐部 (1999)

汤姆上了什么学校？

Which school did Tom attend?

你们上了没有?

Have you guys gone upstairs yet?

— 黄飞鸿之一：壮志凌云 (1991)

phrase Rare #23,623
to have sex with someone In this construction, 上了 is colloquial and can sound crude or objectifying when used about a person.
CH: 你上了她几次？
EN: How many times did you sleep with her?

你说…你说你在另外一个晚上上了这个女孩吗？

You said... you said you slept with this girl on another night?

— 睁开你的双眼 (1997)

因为我上了你，是吗？

Because I slept with you, right?

— 机械师 (2004)

你上了她

You slept with her.

— 睁开你的双眼 (1997)

他上了我的妞,可是他一触即发!

He slept with my girl, but he blows up at the slightest touch!

— 你妈妈也一样 (2001)

你上了她几次?

How many times did you fuck her?

— 你妈妈也一样 (2001)

我终于懂了，我上了你所以他要整我，他在哪里？

I finally understand. I slept with you, so he wants to get back at me. Where is he?

— 机械师 (2004)

phrase Rare #32,562
start doing something; enter a state Placed after a verb, 上了 marks the beginning of an activity or state, often with a sense of suddenness.
CH: 他一听到音乐就唱上了。
EN: As soon as he heard the music, he started singing.

我迷恋上了钥匙并开始制造它们先是把自己家的各种锁一一打开

I became obsessed with keys and started making them. First, I picked every lock in my house, one by one.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

你老婆又在外头骂上了

Your wife is out there cursing someone out again.

— 洗澡 (1999)

你怎么感染上了

How did you get infected?

— 蝙蝠 (2009)