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上游 shàngyóu

上游 shàngyóu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 上游 shàngyóu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shàngyóu | shang4 you2
English translation
upper reaches (of a river)
upper level
upper echelon
upstream

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Traditional form

上游 shàngyóu

Part of speech

Location word / 方位词 fāng wèi cí Fāngwèi cí
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Etymology of 上游 shàngyóu

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 上游 shàngyóu .

shǎng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally a small line or dot above a longer line, indicating "up". The vertical line was added to distinguish the character from èr (two).

Positional decomposition

⺊一

Number of Strokes

3
Yóu

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and yóu represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

氵斿

Number of Strokes

12

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Example sentences using 上游 shàngyóu

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探险 tàn xiǎn zhě men 谨慎 jǐnshèn de 独木舟 dú mù zhōu Xiàng 上游 shàngyóu huá .

The explorers paddled their canoe cautiously upstream.

zhǐ diǎo 鼓翼向河上游 shàngyóu fēi .

The large bird flapped up the stream.

zhǐ diǎo 鼓翼向河 de 上游 shàngyóu fēi .

The bird flapped ( its way ) up the stream.

男孩 nán hái tāng zhāo Shuǐ wǎng 河流 hé liú 上游 shàngyóu zǒu .

The boy splashed his way up the stream.

水位 shuǐ wèi 涨得够 Gāo le 他们 tā men 可以 kěyǐ 继续 jìxù Xiàng 上游 shàngyóu 航行 hángxíng

The water rose high enough for them to continue upstream.

上游 shàngyóu Decomposition

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 上游 shàngyóu and their own compounds.

上游 shàngyóu Compounds

See all 56 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 上游 shàngyóu in their composition.

  • shǎng
    • shū
      • shū
        • shū
        • , jiāo , , chù , , shū , , , , , , ,
        • , , , miè , , , , , , ,
      • , ,
      • cuó , jiǎn , jiǎn , , , , xián , ,
    • ràng , tǎn , xx , , , , , , nòng , , , ,
  • Yóu
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