上 shàng
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一 — one
- Made of
- ⺊ divination 一 one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
上行
shàngxíng
to move upward; upward; upstream/upbound
Characters in this word
行 xíng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 行 — to go, to walk, to move
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 亍 to take small steps
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这条线路的上行列车因信号故障临时改道。 Zhè tiáo xiànlù de shàngxíng lièchē yīn xìnhào gùzhàng línshí gǎidào. The upbound train on this line was temporarily rerouted because of a signal fault.
- 去六楼请坐上行的电梯。 Qù liù lóu qǐng zuò shàngxíng de diàntī. To get to the sixth floor, please take the elevator going up.
- 这条河上行的船只能在白天通过船闸。 Zhè tiáo hé shàngxíng de chuán zhǐ néng zài báitiān tōngguò chuánzhá. Boats traveling upstream on this river can only pass the lock during the daytime.
Related words
- 车上 chēshang in the car, on the bus
- 地上 dìshang on the ground, on the floor
- 关上 guānshàng to close, to shut
- 楼上 lóushàng upstairs
- 路上 lùshang on the way
- 马上 mǎshàng right away, at once
- 上 shàng on, above; to go up
- 上班 shàngbān to go to work
- 上边 shàngbian above, on top
- 上车 shàngchē to get on (a bus or car)
- 上次 shàngcì last time
- 上课 shàngkè to attend class, to start class