向
上

Upward in Chinese: 向上 (xiàng shàng)

xiàng shàng

upward

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1upward
  2. 2up
  3. 3to advance
  4. 4to try to improve oneself
  5. 5to make progress

Stroke order

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向
上

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄤˋ

xiàng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄤˋ

shàng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 小树苗努力向上生长。

    xiǎo shù miáo nǔ lì xiàng shàng shēng zhǎng。

    The little sapling grows upward with effort.

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Related words

上

shàng

(bound form) up

向

xiàng

towards

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

晚上

wǎn shang

evening

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

马上

mǎ shàng

at once

上网

shàng wǎng

to go online

方向

fāng xiàng

direction

上当

shàng dàng

taken in (by sb's deceit)

车上

chē shàng

Car

地上

dì shang

on the ground

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