上
游

Upper reaches (of a river) in Chinese: 上游 (shàng yóu)

shàng yóu

upper reaches (of a river)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1upper reaches (of a river)
  2. 2upper level
  3. 3upper echelon
  4. 4upstream

Stroke order

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上
游

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄤˋ

shàng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧㄡˊ

yóu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 这条河的上游水很清。

    zhè tiáo hé de shàng yóu shuǐ hěn qīng。

    The water in the upper reaches of this river is very clear.

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Related words

上

shàng

(bound form) up

游

yóu

to swim

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

旅游

lǚ yóu

trip

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

晚上

wǎn shang

evening

游泳

yóu yǒng

swimming

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

马上

mǎ shàng

at once

上网

shàng wǎng

to go online

游戏

yóu xì

game

导游

dǎo yóu

tour guide

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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