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title: "Shangsu Meaning: 上诉 (shàngsù) Means “to appeal”"
description: "上诉 (traditional 上訴, shàngsù) means “to appeal (to a higher court); appeal”. Hear its tones, see what 上 and 诉 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangsu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 上诉 mean?

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上诉 shàngsù

## to appeal (to a higher court); appeal

## Its characters

1. 上 shàng up
2. 诉 sù to tell

## In a sentence

他不服判决，决定上诉。 He disagreed with the verdict and decided to appeal.

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## More words with 上 or 诉

- [赶上 gǎnshàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganshang)
- [告诉 gàosù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaosu)
- [皇上 huángshang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huangshang)
- [加上 jiāshàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiashang)
- [基本上 jīběnshàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jibenshang)
- [看不上 kànbushàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kanbushang)
- [看得上 kàndeshàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kandeshang)
- [路上 lùshang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lushang)
- [马上 mǎshàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mashang)
- [起诉 qǐsù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qisu)

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