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向上 (xiàng shàng): Upward (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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向 • xiàng • towards • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
xiàng
向
towards
上 • shàng • up; above; on; previous • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
shàng
上
up; above; on; previous
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 向上.
Words with
向
方向
fāng xiàng
direction
面向
miàn xiàng
to face
一向
yí xiàng
consistently; all along; always (previously)
倾向
qīng xiàng
be inclined to; prefer
向导
xiàng dǎo
guide
向往
xiàng wǎng
yearn for; look forward to
向来
xiàng lái
always; all along
外向
wài xiàng
extrovert
Words with
上
上午
shàng wǔ
morning
上学
shàng xué
to go to school
上课
shàng kè
to go to class
上去
shàng qu
to go up
上来
shàng lai
to come up
上班
shàng bān
start work
上面
shàng miàn
on top of
早上
zǎo shang
early morning
4.
Example Sentences with 向上
tā
他
xiàng
向
shàng
上
jí
级
chéng
呈
bào
报
le
了
gōng
工
zuò
作
jìn
进
zhǎn
展
。
He reported work progress to his superior
tā
他
nǔ
努
lì
力
xiàng
向
shàng
上
，
zhōng
终
yú
于
qǔ
取
zhè
这
zuò
座
chéng
城
shì
市
jīng
经
jì
济
fā
发
zhǎn
展
péng
蓬
bó
zài
在
zhí
职
chǎng
场
zhōng
中
，
nǔ
努
lì
力
gōng
工
zuò
作
jiù
jìn
尽
guǎn
管
miàn
面
lín
临
tiǎo
挑
zhàn
战
，
dàn
但
gōng
公
sī
dé
得
le
了
chéng
成
gōng
功
。
He worked hard to advance upward and finally achieved success.
勃
xiàng
向
shàng
上
。
The city's economy is developing vigorously
就
xiàng
像
shì
是
pān
攀
dēng
登
shì
事
yè
业
de
的
tī
梯
zi
子
，
yí
一
bù
步
bù
步
xiàng
向
shàng
上
。
In the workplace, hard work is like climbing the ladder of career, step by step upward.
司
lì
利
rùn
润
de
的
cháng
长
qī
期
qū
曲
xiàn
线
yī
依
rán
然
bǎo
保
chí
持
zhe
着
xiàng
向
shàng
上
de
的
qū
趋
shì
势
。
Despite facing challenges, the long-term curve of the company's profits still maintains an upward trend.
