Nounhead waters; upper reaches (of a river); advanced position

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How to Use 上游 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 上游 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Nounwith地区
shàng
yóu
neutral
upstream region
Noun + Noun
cháng
jiāng
shàng
yóu
neutral
upper reaches of the Yangtze River
chǎn
shàng
yóu
formalWritten
upstream of the industry
Verb + Objectwith位于
wèi
shàng
yóu
formal
located upstream

Example Sentences with 上游

zhè
tiáo
de
shàng
yóu
shuǐ
hěn
qīng
The water in the upper reaches of this river is very clear.
wèi
le
què
bǎo
shuǐ
zhì
men
liú
shàng
yóu
jìn
xíng
shí
kǎo
chá
To ensure water quality, we must conduct a field investigation in the upper reaches of the river.
men
gōng
de
shù
yán
chǔ
háng
shàng
yóu
ma
Is your company's technology R&D at the advanced position in the industry?
gōng
chǎng
jiàn
zài
liú
shàng
yóu
huì
rǎn
xià
yóu
de
nóng
tián
The factory is built upstream, so it won't pollute the farmland downstream.
zhè
piàn
de
shàng
yóu
bìng
méi
yǒu
xiàn
rèn
gōng
rǎn
yuán
No industrial pollution sources have been found in the headwaters of this area.
zhōu
men
shàng
yóu
yíng
ba
de
fēng
jǐng
gèng
yuán
shǐ
gèng
ān
jìng
Let's go camping upstream this weekend; the scenery there is more pristine and quieter.
zuò
wéi
chǎn
liàn
de
shàng
yóu
men
zhuān
zhù
yuán
cái
liào
gōng
yìng
As an upstream company in the industrial chain, they focus on raw material supply.
jǐn
guǎn
wèi
chǎn
liàn
shàng
yóu
zhè
jiā
rán
miàn
lín
zhe
liè
de
shì
chǎng
jìng
zhēng
Although located at the upstream of the industrial chain, this company still faces fierce market competition.