Chinese word

上楼

Pronunciation

Pinyinshàng lóu

Meaning

  • verbgo upstairs

Example

请在门口等，我要上楼一下。qǐng zài mén kǒu děng wǒ yào shàng lóu yí xià

Please wait at the entrance; I need to go upstairs for a moment.

Illustration for 上楼 (go upstairs)

More examples

听到敲门声，他急忙上楼去开门。tīng dào qiāo mén shēng tā jí máng shàng lóu qù kāi mén

When he heard a knock, he hurried upstairs to open the door.

Core concept

Movement rises through a building toward a level above the starting point.

Common phrases

  • 上楼去shàng lóu qù

    go up

  • 跑上楼pǎo shàng lóu

    run up the stairs

  • 上楼拿东西shàng lóu ná dōng xī

    go upstairs to get something

Similar words

上去shàng qù: Move upward and away from the speaker or another reference point.
上来shàng lái: Come upward toward the speaker or another reference point.
爬楼梯pá lóu tī: Climb the stairs to reach an upper floor.

Definition in Chinese

从楼下朝楼上的某一层移动，指人或物由下层往上层去的动作。cóng lóu xià cháo lóu shàng de mǒu yì céng yí dòng zhǐ rén huò wù yóu xià céng wǎng shàng céng qù de dòng zuò

Word origin

上 (shàng, "upward") + 楼 (lóu, "multi-storey building") combines upward movement with a building organized by floors.

Usage tips

  • The word focuses on reaching a higher floor, so an elevator can be included as well as stairs; the means of movement is not specified.

Other meanings

  • go upverb
  • climb the stairsverb

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