上游 shàng yóu ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ soeng6 jau4 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- upper reaches (of a river)
- upper level
- upper echelon
- upstream
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上
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 上任 shàng rèn ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ soeng5 jam6 to take office
- 上来 上來 shàng lái ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ soeng5 loi4 to come up
- 上升 shàng shēng ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥ soeng5 sing1 to rise
- 上午 shàng wǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ soeng6 ng5 morning
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- 上去 shàng qù ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄩˋ soeng5 heoi3 to go up
- 上台 shàng tái ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄞˊ soeng5 toi4 to rise to power (in politics)
- 上司 shàng si ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄙ soeng6 si1 boss
- 上吊 shàng diào ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ soeng5 diu3 to hang oneself
- 上周 shàng zhōu ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄡ soeng6 zau1 last week
- 上报 上報 shàng bào ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄠˋ soeng5 bou3 to report to one's superiors
- 上场 上場 shàng chǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˇ soeng5 coeng4 on stage
- 上好 shàng hǎo ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ soeng6 hou2 first-rate
- 上学 上學 shàng xué ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ soeng5 hok6 to go to school
- 上岗 上崗 shàng gǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄤˇ soeng5 gong1 to take up one's post; to go on duty
- 上市 shàng shì ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ soeng5 si5 to hit the market (of a new product)
- 上帝 Shàng dì ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧˋ soeng6 dai3 God
- 上方 shàng fāng ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤ soeng5 fong1 place above (it)
- 上旬 shàng xún ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ soeng6 ceon4 first third of a month
- 上映 shàng yìng ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄥˋ soeng5 jing2 to screen; to show (a movie)
游
- 下游 xià yóu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˊ haa6 jau4 lower reaches (of a river)
- 出游 出遊 chū yóu ㄔㄨ ㄧㄡˊ ceot1 jau4 to go on a tour
- 周游 周遊 zhōu yóu ㄓㄡ ㄧㄡˊ zau1 jau4 to travel around
- 导游 導遊 dǎo yóu ㄉㄠˇ ㄧㄡˊ dou6 jau4 tour guide
- 旅游 旅遊 lǚ yóu ㄌㄩˇ ㄧㄡˊ trip
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- 游泳 yóu yǒng ㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄥˇ jau4 wing6 swimming
- 漫游 漫遊 màn yóu ㄇㄢˋ ㄧㄡˊ maan6 jau4 to travel around
- 游人 遊人 yóu rén ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ jau4 jan4 a tourist
- 游客 遊客 yóu kè ㄧㄡˊ ㄎㄜˋ jau4 haak3 traveler; tourist
- 游戏 遊戲 yóu xì ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧˋ jau4 hei3 game
- 游玩 遊玩 yóu wán ㄧㄡˊ ㄨㄢˊ jau4 wun6 to amuse oneself
- 游船 遊船 yóu chuán ㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ pleasure boat
- 游行 遊行 yóu xíng ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jau4 hang4 to march; to parade; to demonstrate
- 游览 遊覽 yóu lǎn ㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄢˇ jau4 laam5 to go sightseeing
- 郊游 郊遊 jiāo yóu ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ gaau1 jau4 to go for an outing
- 游泳池 yóu yǒng chí ㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄥˇ ㄔˊ jau4 wing6 ci4 swimming pool
- 游戏机 遊戲機 yóu xì jī ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄧ jau4 hei3 gei1 video game machine
- 中游 zhōng yóu ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄡˊ zung1 jau4 the middle stretches of a river
- 乙游 乙遊 yǐ yóu ㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ otome game – a romance simulation game targeted at women, typically featuring female protagonists and multiple male love interests (abbr. for 乙女游戏)
- 交游 交遊 jiāo yóu ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ gaau1 jau4 to have friendly relationships
Idioms with these characters
- 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng ㄅㄚ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ baa1 gou1 mong6 soeng6 to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
- 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 赤膊上阵 赤膊上陣 chì bó shàng zhèn ㄔˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄣˋ cek3 bok3 soeng5 zan6 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
- 犯上作乱 犯上作亂 fàn shàng zuò luàn ㄈㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ faan6 soeng6 zok3 lyun6 to rebel against the emperor (idiom)
- 高高在上 gāo gāo zài shàng ㄍㄠ ㄍㄠ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ gou1 gou1 zoi6 soeng6 (idiom) situated high; aloft
- 顾客至上 顧客至上 gù kè zhì shàng ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄓˋ ㄕㄤˋ gu3 haak3 zi3 soeng6 the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
- 滚石上山 滾石上山 gǔn shí shàng shān ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢ gwan2 sek6 soeng5 saan1 lit. to roll a boulder up a hill (like Sisyphus) (idiom)
- 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄕㄤˋ hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5 (idiom) see 后来者居上
- 火上浇油 火上澆油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ fo2 soeng6 giu1 jau4 to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
- 釜底游鱼 釜底游魚 fǔ dǐ yóu yú ㄈㄨˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ fu2 dai2 jau4 jyu2 a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)
- 旧地重游 舊地重遊 jiù dì chóng yóu ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄡˊ gau6 dei6 cung4 jau4 (idiom) to return to a place after a long time away
- 力争上游 力爭上游 lì zhēng shàng yóu ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄥ ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ lik6 zang1 soeng6 jau4 to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
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- 散兵游勇 散兵遊勇 sǎn bīng yóu yǒng ㄙㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄥˇ saan2 bing1 jau4 jung5 lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action
- 游刃有余 遊刃有餘 yóu rèn yǒu yú ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ jau4 jan6 jau5 jyu4 handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily
- 游移不定 yóu yí bù dìng ㄧㄡˊ ㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ jau4 ji4 bat1 ding6 to oscillate without pause (idiom)
- 优游自得 優遊自得 yōu yóu zì dé ㄧㄡ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄜˊ jau1 jau4 zi6 dak1 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
- 周游列国 周遊列國 zhōu yóu liè guó ㄓㄡ ㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zau1 jau4 lit6 gwok3 to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations
Example sentences
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河 的 上游 很 美 。
The upper reaches of the river are very beautiful.
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