Word
向上 (xiàng shàng) — Chinese word meaning
HSK 5
向上 (xiàng shàng) is a Chinese word: upward. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 向上
动 dòng verb
upward
箭头向上指。
jiàn tóu xiàng shàng zhǐ
The arrow points upward.
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Word breakdown
向 xiàng — toward, in the direction of
Words with this character (24)
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他朝着相反的方向走去。
tā cháo zhe xiāng fǎn de fāng xiàng zǒu qù
He walked in the opposite direction.
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这个项目面向全球市场。
zhè ge xiàng mù miàn xiàng quán qiú shì chǎng
This project is oriented toward the global market.
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他一向很守时。
tā yí xiàng hěn shǒu shí
He has always been punctual.
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年轻人倾向于接受新事物。
nián qīng rén qīng xiàng yú jiē shòu xīn shì wù
Young people tend to accept new things.
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我向往自由的生活。
wǒ xiàng wǎng zì yóu de shēng huó
I yearn for a free life.
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他在讨论中表现出明显的偏向。
tā zài tǎo lùn zhōng biǎo xiàn chū míng xiǎn de piān xiàng
He showed obvious bias in the discussion.
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- 内 inner, internal - referring to inward focus
- 向 direction, orientation - indicating personality tendency
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我的弟弟比较内向，但很善良。
wǒ de dì di bǐ jiào nèi xiàng dàn hěn shàn liáng
My younger brother is quite introverted, but very kind.
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我们要密切关注市场动向。
wǒ men yào mì qiè guān zhù shì chǎng dòng xiàng
We must closely monitor market trends.
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他离开后，没人知道他的去向。
tā lí kāi hòu méi rén zhī dào tā de qù xiàng
After he left, no one knew his whereabouts.
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这条街是双向通行的。
zhè tiáo jiē shì shuāng xiàng tōng xíng de
This street allows two-way traffic.
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向导带领游客参观了古城。
xiàng dǎo dài lǐng yóu kè cān guān le gǔ chéng
The guide led the tourists to visit the ancient city.
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- 向 toward (indicates direction from the past)
- 来 come/since (indicates coming from the past to present)
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他向来不喜欢说话。
tā xiàng lái bù xǐ huan shuō huà
He has always disliked talking.
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她性格很外向，喜欢交朋友。
tā xìng gé hěn wài xiàng xǐ huan jiāo péng you
She has an outgoing personality and likes making friends.
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这是一次定向招聘活动。
zhè shì yī cì dìng xiàng zhāo pìn huó dòng
This is a targeted recruitment activity.
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政府的政策导向市场发展。
zhèng fǔ de zhèng cè dǎo xiàng shì chǎng fā zhǎn
Government policies guide market development.
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他从小就有远大的志向。
tā cóng xiǎo jiù yǒu yuǎn dà de zhì xiàng
He has had great aspirations since childhood.
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他有购买这套房子的意向。
tā yǒu gòu mǎi zhè tào fáng zi de yì xiàng
He has the intention to buy this house.
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箭头指向出口。
jiàn tóu zhǐ xiàng chū kǒu
The arrow points to the exit.
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他紧紧握住方向盘。
tā jǐn jǐn wò zhù fāng xiàng pán
He gripped the steering wheel tightly.
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他第一次来到大城市，被繁华的街道弄得晕头转向。
tā dì yī cì lái dào dà chéng shì bèi fán huá de jiē dào nòng de yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng
He came to the big city for the first time and was made dizzy and disoriented by the bustling streets.
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这个表格需要横向打印。
zhè ge biǎo gé xū yào héng xiàng dǎ yìn
This table needs to be printed horizontally.
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- 欣 joy, delight - conveys vitality and vigor
- 欣 repeated for emphasis - shows abundance and continuous growth
- 向 toward - indicates direction toward prosperity
- 荣 glory, prosperity - represents flourishing and success
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春天来了，花园里的植物欣欣向荣。
chūn tiān lái le huā yuán lǐ de zhí wù xīn xīn xiàng róng
Spring has arrived, and the plants in the garden are thriving and prosperous.
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这条河流的流向是从北向南。
zhè tiáo hé liú de liú xiàng shì cóng běi xiàng nán
This river's flow direction is from north to south.
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经济的走向影响着每个人的生活。
jīng jì de zǒu xiàng yǐng xiǎng zhe měi gè rén de shēng huó
The trend of the economy affects everyone's life.
上 shàng — up, above
Words with this character (57)
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我上午有一个会议。
wǒ shàng wǔ yǒu yí gè huì yì
I have a meeting in the morning.
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我每天早上七点去上学。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang qī diǎn qù shàng xué
I go to school at 7 o'clock every morning.
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我每天早上八点上班。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang bā diǎn shàng bān
I go to work at 8 o'clock every morning.
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我们每天早上八点上课。
wǒ men měi tiān zǎo shang bā diǎn shàng kè
We attend class at 8 o'clock every morning.
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我每天早上六点起床。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn qǐ chuáng
I get up at six o'clock every morning.
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我晚上要去看电影。
wǒ wǎn shang yào qù kàn diàn yǐng
I'm going to watch a movie in the evening.
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我们一起上去看看吧。
wǒ men yì qǐ shàng qù kàn kan ba
Let's go up together and take a look.
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他从楼下上来了。
tā cóng lóu xià shàng lái le
He came up from downstairs.
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我每天都上网看新闻。
wǒ měi tiān dōu shàng wǎng kàn xīn wén
I go online every day to read the news.
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书在桌子上面。
shū zài zhuō zi shàng miàn
The book is on the table.
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我喜欢在网上购物。
wǒ xǐ huan zài wǎng shàng gòu wù
I like to shop online.
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他还在路上，马上就到。
tā hái zài lù shang mǎ shang jiù dào
He's still on the way, will arrive soon.
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她买了一件新上衣。
tā mǎi le yī jiàn xīn shàng yī
She bought a new top.
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- 以 from, starting from (indicates a reference point)
- 上 up, above (indicates upward direction or higher value)
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十八岁以上的人可以投票。
shí bā suì yǐ shàng de rén kě yǐ tóu piào
People 18 years and above can vote.
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我马上就来。
wǒ mǎ shàng jiù lái
I'll come immediately.
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这家公司提供上门维修服务。
zhè jiā gōng sī tí gōng shàng mén wéi xiū fú wù
This company provides door-to-door repair service.
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我喜欢这个工作，加上工资也不错。
wǒ xǐ huan zhè ge gōng zuò jiā shàng gōng zī yě bù cuò
I like this job, plus the salary is also good.
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- 基 foundation, base (forms the base meaning of 'fundamental')
- 本 root, origin (reinforces the fundamental nature)
- 上 grammatical suffix (converts the adjective into an adverb)
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我基本上每天都锻炼。
wǒ jī běn shàng měi tiān dōu duàn liàn
I basically exercise every day.
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- 实 real, actual
- 际 situation, circumstance (combines with 实 to mean 'actual situation')
- 上 on, upon (forms adverbial suffix meaning 'in terms of')
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这道题看起来很难，实际上很简单。
zhè dào tí kàn qǐ lái hěn nán shí jì shàng hěn jiǎn dān
This problem looks difficult, but actually it's simple.
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现在很多会议都是线上举行的。
xiàn zài hěn duō huì yì dōu shì xiàn shàng jǔ xíng de
Nowadays many meetings are held online.
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你快点，还能赶上火车。
nǐ kuài diǎn hái néng gǎn shàng huǒ chē
Hurry up, you can still catch the train.
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他上下打量了我一番。
tā shàng xià dǎ liàng le wǒ yī fān
He looked me up and down.
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- 上 up, upward (indicating direction from local to remote/server)
- 传 to transmit, to transfer (the action of sending data)
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我需要上传这些照片到云端。
wǒ xū yào shàng chuán zhè xiē zhào piàn dào yún duān
I need to upload these photos to the cloud.
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太阳从东方上升。
tài yáng cóng dōng fāng shàng shēng
The sun rises from the east.
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房价又上涨了。
fáng jià yòu shàng zhǎng le
House prices have risen again.
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天上有很多星星。
tiān shàng yǒu hěn duō xīng xing
There are many stars in the sky.
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他第一次上台演讲很紧张。
tā dì yī cì shàng tái yǎn jiǎng hěn jǐn zhāng
He was very nervous going on stage to speak for the first time.
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这家公司计划明年上市。
zhè jiā gōng sī jì huà míng nián shàng shì
This company plans to go public next year.
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他在网上买东西上当了。
tā zài wǎng shàng mǎi dōng xi shàng dàng le
He was deceived when buying things online.
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我们计划在五月上旬出发去旅行。
wǒ men jì huà zài wǔ yuè shàng xún chū fā qù lǚ xíng
We plan to depart for travel in early May.
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我需要向上级汇报这个问题。
wǒ xū yào xiàng shàng jí huì bào zhè ge wèn tí
I need to report this issue to my superior.
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他是一个很上进的学生。
tā shì yí gè hěn shàng jìn de xué shēng
He is a very motivated student.
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根据上述分析，我们可以得出结论。
gēn jù shàng shù fēn xī wǒ men kě yǐ dé chū jié lùn
Based on the aforementioned analysis, we can draw a conclusion.
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成千上万的人参加了这次活动。
chéng qiān shàng wàn de rén cān jiā le zhè cì huó dòng
Thousands upon thousands of people participated in this event.
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新总统明天上任。
xīn zǒng tǒng míng tiān shàng rèn
The new president takes office tomorrow.
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上半场结束时比分是1比0。
shàng bàn chǎng jié shù shí bǐ fēn shì yī bǐ líng
The score was 1-0 at the end of the first half.
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- 上 upper, above (indicating higher hierarchical position)
- 司 to manage, to oversee (indicating managerial role)
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我需要向上司汇报这件事。
wǒ xū yào xiàng shàng sī huì bào zhè jiàn shì
I need to report this matter to my superior.
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轮到你上场了。
lún dào nǐ shàng chǎng le
It's your turn to go on stage.
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这座建筑的上层是办公室。
zhè zuò jiàn zhù de shàng céng shì bàn gōng shì
The upper floors of this building are offices.
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- 上 to go to, to ascend to (indicating the action of going to one's position)
- 岗 post, station (one's work position or duty station)
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所有保安必须按时上岗。
suǒyǒu bǎo'ān bìxū ànshí shàng gǎng
All security guards must go on duty on time.
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我们需要把这个问题上报给总部。
wǒ men xū yào bǎ zhè ge wèn tí shàng bào gěi zǒng bù
We need to report this issue to headquarters.
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这部电影下周上映。
zhè bù diàn yǐng xià zhōu shàng yìng
This film will be released next week.
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这个工厂位于河流的上游。
zhè ge gōng chǎng wèi yú hé liú de shàng yóu
This factory is located upstream of the river.
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这部经典歌剧将在国家大剧院上演。
zhè bù jīng diǎn gē jù jiāng zài guó jiā dà jù yuàn shàng yǎn
This classic opera will be performed at the National Theatre.
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吃太多辣的容易上火。
chī tài duō là de róng yì shàng huǒ
Eating too much spicy food easily causes internal heat.
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很多人看手机容易上瘾。
hěn duō rén kàn shǒu jī róng yì shàng yǐn
Many people easily become addicted to looking at their phones.
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飞机在城市上空飞过。
fēi jī zài chéng shì shàng kōng fēi guò
A plane flew over the city.
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电梯开始上行到十楼。
diàn tī kāi shǐ shàng xíng dào shí lóu
The elevator starts going up to the tenth floor.
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律师建议我们上诉。
lǜ shī jiàn yì wǒ men shàng sù
The lawyer advised us to appeal.
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政府决定上调最低工资标准。
zhèng fǔ jué dìng shàng tiáo zuì dī gōng zī biāo zhǔn
The government decided to raise the minimum wage standard.
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公司设定了加班时间的上限。
gōng sī shè dìng le jiā bān shí jiān de shàng xiàn
The company set an upper limit on overtime hours.
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这两支球队的水平不相上下，比赛非常激烈。
zhè liǎng zhī qiú duì de shuǐ píng bù xiāng shàng xià bǐ sài fēi cháng jī liè
These two teams are evenly matched, so the game is very intense.
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皇上今天很高兴。
huáng shàng jīn tiān hěn gāo xìng
Your Majesty is very happy today.
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- 纸 paper (representing theoretical/written work)
- 上 on (indicates the location where discussion happens)
- 谈 discuss, talk about (theoretical discussion)
- 兵 military strategy, warfare (the subject of discussion)
Example
不要纸上谈兵，应该多实践。
bù yào zhǐ shàng tán bīng yīng gāi duō shí jiàn
Don't be an armchair strategist; you should practice more.
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他的年龄我说不上。
tā de nián líng wǒ shuō bu shàng
I can't say his age.
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- 锦 brocade; represents something already beautiful or valuable
- 上 on, upon; indicates the position where something is added
- 添 add, increase; the action of adding enhancement
- 花 flower; represents additional beauty or embellishment
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她的演讲已经很精彩了，配上精美的PPT更是锦上添花。
tā de yǎn jiǎng yǐ jīng hěn jīng cǎi le pèi shàng jīng měi de PPT gèng shì jǐn shàng tiān huā
Her speech was already excellent, and the beautiful PPT made it even better.
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- 雪 snow (representing the initial misfortune)
- 上 on top (indicating position)
- 加 add (the action of adding more trouble)
- 霜 frost (representing additional hardship)
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他生病了，雪上加霜的是还丢了工作。
tā shēng bìng le xuě shàng jiā shuāng de shì hái diū le gōng zuò
He got sick, and to add insult to injury, he also lost his job.
Structure & writing
向 is a component in 1 characters
向 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order
上 is a component in 4 characters
上 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order