What does 上游 mean in Chinese?
上游 (shàngyóu) means upper reaches (of a river).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
上游
upper reaches (of a river)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
upper reaches (of a river)
02
upper level
03
upper echelon
04
upstream
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 上游
How do you pronounce 上游?
上游 is pronounced shàngyóu.
Is 上游 an HSK word?
上游 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 上游?
上游 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.
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