Meaning of 上游
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shàngyóu
- upper reaches (of a river)
- upper level
- upper echelon
- upstream
上游 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
河的上游很美。
The upper reaches of the river are very beautiful.
法国政府发布了一款线上游戏，让纳税人挑战平衡国家预算。
The French government has launched an online game that challenges taxpayers to balance the national budget.
Stroke order for each character
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上 shàng · up · 3 strokes
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- 2
- 3
游 yóu · to swim · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 上游.
| 马上 | mǎshàng | at once; right away |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 身上 | shēnshang | on the body; at hand |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work; to be on duty |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 地上 | dìshang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread |
| 车上 | chē shang | |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
Questions about 上游
What does 上游 mean?
上游 (shàngyóu) means "upper reaches (of a river); upper level" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 上游?
上游 is made of 2 characters: 上 (3 strokes), 游 (12 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 上游 an HSK word?
Yes. 上游 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.