How common it is
以上 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say yǐshàng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
以上用来指代前面提到的内容或事物。
yǐshàng lái zǔ dài qián miàn tōng dào de nèiróng huò shì wù.
Above is used to refer to the content or things mentioned before.
Context note
以上常用于总结或引用前面的内容。
yǐshàng cháng yòng yú zǒng jié huò yǔ rùn qián miàn de nèiróng.
Above is commonly used to summarize or quote the content mentioned before.
5 examples
以上就是我们今天学习的内容。
yǐ shàng jiù shì wǒ men jīn tiān xué xí de nèi róng。
This above is what we learned today.
以上是今天的天气预报。
yǐ shàng shì jīn tiān de tiān qì yù bào。
The above are today's weather forecasts.
以上提到的都是正确答案。
yǐ shàng tí dào de dōu shì zhèng què dá àn。
All that was mentioned above are correct answers.
以上就是我们讨论的问题。
yǐ shàng jiù shì wǒ men tǎo lùn de wèn tí。
Above is the problem we discussed.
以上是妈妈给我讲的故事。
yǐ shàng shì mā ma gěi wǒ jiǎng de gù shì。
The above is the story Mom told me.
5 mini stories
老师在黑板上写了几个公式，最后说：以上就是我们今天学习的内容。
lǎo shī zài hēi bǎn shàng xiě le jǐ gè gōng shì， zuì hòu shuō： yǐ shàng jiù shì wǒ men jīn tiān xué xí de nèi róng。
The teacher wrote several formulas on the blackboard and said: Above are what we learned today.
妈妈给我讲了一个故事，最后总结说：以上是这个故事的要点。
mā ma gěi wǒ jiǎng le yí gè gù shì， zuì hòu zǒng jié shuō： yǐ shàng shì zhè ge gù shì de yào diǎn。
Mom told me a story, and at the end she summarized: The above are the main points of this story.
爸爸在电脑上查了天气预报，然后说：以上的信息都是准确的。
bà ba zài diàn nǎo shàng chá le tiān qì yù bào， rán hòu shuō： yǐ shàng de xìn xī dōu shì zhǔn què de。
Dad checked the weather forecast on the computer and said: The above information is all accurate.
姐姐给我讲了一段历史故事，最后总结说：以上就是这段故事的主要内容。
jiě jie gěi wǒ jiǎng le yí duàn lì shǐ gù shì， zuì hòu zǒng jié shuō： yǐ shàng jiù shì zhè duàn gù shì de zhǔ yào nèi róng。
My sister told me a historical story, and at the end she summarized: Above are the main points of this story.
哥哥在书上找到了答案，然后说：以上的这些信息都是正确的。
gē ge zài shū shàng zhǎo dào le dá àn， rán hòu shuō： yǐ shàng de zhè xiē xìn xī dōu shì zhèng què de。
My brother found the answers in the book and said: The above information is all correct.