上書

上书
shàngshū
  1. to write a letter (to the authorities)
  2. to present a petition

CEDICT

  1. (archaic) to memorialize the emperor
  2. (archaic) to teach a new lesson
  3. to memorialize the emperor
  4. to submit a document to one's superior or higher authorities; to present a petition
  5. to teach a new lesson

Wiktionary

  1. 用文字向上級陳述意見。
  2. 舊時師長向學生講授新課。

重編國語辭典

  1. 以書面形式向君主陳述意見。
  2. 向學生授課。
  3. 呈送皇帝的請願書。
  4. 給地位高的人寫信。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
2 書 shū
  1. book
  2. letter
  3. document
  4. to write

classifiers: 本, 冊, 部

Related entries

寫信 xiěxìn to write a letter
你在寫信嗎?

Are you writing a letter?

Source: Tatoeba