上游

上游 shàngyóu in a sentence

Upper reaches (advanced position)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

上游 (shàngyóu) means Upper reaches (advanced position). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

这条河的 上游 水质很清。

Zhè tiáo hé de shàngyóu shuǐzhì hěn qīng.

The water in the upper reaches of this river is very clear.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 上游

他的成绩一直在班里的 上游 。

Tā de chéngjì yìzhí zài bān lǐ de shàngyóu.

His marks have always been in the top part of the class.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 上游

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How is 上游 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 上游 (shàngyóu, "Upper reaches (advanced position)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Is 上游 an HSK word?

Yes — 上游 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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