Chinese word

上去

Pronunciation

Pinyinshàng qù

Meaning

  • verbgo up

Example

我们一起爬上去看看风景。wǒ men yì qǐ pá shàng qù kàn kàn fēng jǐng

Let's climb up together and take a look at the scenery.

Illustration for 上去 (go up)

More examples

他把木箱推上去了。tā bǎ mù xiāng tuī shàng qù le

He pushed the wooden box up.

Core concept

Movement that crosses upward from below and reaches a higher place.

Common phrases

  • 走上去zǒu shàng qù

    walk up

  • 跑上去pǎo shàng qù

    run up

  • 推上去tuī shàng qù

    push up

Similar words

上来shàng lái: Comes upward from below and reaches a higher place near the speaker.
爬pá: Uses the hands and feet to climb to a higher place.
跳tiào: Uses the legs to spring upward for a short movement.

Definition in Chinese

表示向上方移动或到上面去的动作，既可单独作动词，也常作动词后的方向补语，强调从下向上到达或接近上方的过程。biǎo shì xiàng shàng fāng yí dòng huò dào shàng miàn qù de dòng zuò jì kě dān dú zuò dòng cí yě cháng zuò dòng cí hòu de fāng xiàng bú yǔ qiáng diào cóng xià xiàng shàng dào dá huò jiē jìn shàng fāng de guò chéng

Word origin

上 (shàng, "up") + 去 (qù, "go") form 上去 (shàngqù, "go up"), making a simple compound for going from a lower level to a higher one.

Usage tips

  • The same form can stand alone or follow another verb, so its position helps show whether the upward movement is the whole action or its endpoint.

Other meanings

  • climbverb
  • riseverb

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