上去shàng qùto go up
As a complement: shàngqu · Often neutral after a verb.
上去 (shàng qù) means "to go up." It describes moving upward and away from the speaker, as in 你先上去吧 (you go up first). After another verb it shows the direction of an action, as in 搬上去 (to carry something up) or 走不上去 (cannot walk up).
What does 上去 mean?
- 1.
to go upverb
What do the characters in 上去 mean?
- 上to climb; to get onto; to go up
- 去(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
How do you use 上去?
上去 can stand alone or follow a verb such as 搬, 走, or 拿 to show upward movement away from the speaker.
What are some examples of 上去 in a sentence?
How is 上去 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
我的东西还在楼下。
Wǒ de dōngxi hái zài lóu xià.
My things are still downstairs.
- Speaker B:
我帮你拿上去吧。
Wǒ bāng nǐ ná shàngqù ba.
Let me carry them up for you.
- Speaker A:
谢谢,箱子有点重。
Xièxie, xiāngzi yǒudiǎn zhòng.
Thanks. The box is a bit heavy.
- Speaker B:
没关系,我们一起搬。
Méi guānxi, wǒmen yìqǐ bān.
No problem. We'll carry it together.
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- 下去xià qùto go downHSK 2
- 出去chū qùto go outHSK 2
- 回去huí qùto go backHSK 2
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- 上面shàng miànon top ofHSK 2
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.