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上去

shàng qù · shang qu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to go up
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Up the mountain

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)座(zuò)山(shān)好(hǎo)高(gāo)，我们(wǒmen)怎么(zěnme)上去(shàngqù)？

    This mountain is so high. How do we get up?

  2. Liangliang

    走路(zǒulù)上去(shàngqù)要(yào)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Walking up takes two hours.

  3. Dengdeng

    坐(zuò)缆车(lǎnchē)上去(shàngqù)只要(zhǐyào)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    The cable car up takes only ten minutes.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)缆车票(lǎnchēpiào)太(tài)贵(guì)了(le)。

    But cable car tickets are too expensive.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)上去(shàngqù)，坐(zuò)缆车(lǎnchē)下来(xiàlai)。

    Then let's walk up and take the cable car down.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，反正(fǎnzhèng)下来(xiàlai)的(de)时候(shíhou)，我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)没(méi)力气(lìqi)走(zǒu)了(le)。

    OK, by then we'll have no strength left to walk down anyway.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)从(cóng)这(zhè)边(biān)上(shàng)去(qù)比(bǐ)较(jiào)快(kuài)。

It's faster if you go up from this side.

02

他(tā)搬(bān)着(zhe)箱(xiāng)子(zi)上(shàng)去(qù)二(èr)楼(lóu)了(le)。

He carried the box up to the second floor.

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上
shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)

去
qù

to go; to go to (a place)

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