| 上个世纪 | shang4 ge5 shi4 ji4 | last century |
| 上个季度 | shang4 ge5 ji4 du4 | last quarter |
| 上周五 | shang4 zhou1 wu3 | last Friday |
| 上周末 | shang4 zhou1 mo4 | last weekend |
| 上年度 | shang4 nian2 du4 | last year |
| 上排右起 | shang4 pai2 you4 qi3 | last row starting from right |
| 上排左起 | shang4 pai2 zuo3 qi3 | last row starting from the right |
| 上星期六 | shang4 xing1 qi1 liu4 | last Saturday |
| 上月底 | shang4 yue4 di1 | the end of last month |
| 与前年同期相比 | yu3 qian2 nian2 tong2 qi1 xiang1 bi3 | compared with the same period last year |
| 与去年相比 | yu3 qu4 nian2 xiang1 bi3 | compared to last year |
| 临阵磨枪 | lin2 zhen4 mo2 qiang1 | to prepare at the last moment |
| 交情甚笃 | jiao1 qing2 shen4 du3 | lasting affection |