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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.go up; mount
你可以蹬着梯子上去。
You can go up on a ladder.
这楼太高,没有电梯怎么上去?
This is a very tall building. How can we get to the top without a lift?
公共汽车来了,咱们上去吧。
Here comes the bus. Let's get on.
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- 2
v.be used after a verb to indicate a rise in level or a movement of the subject toward the object
爬上去
climb up
飞上去
fly up
大家都连忙迎上去。
We all rushed up to meet him.
把所有的力量都使上去
exert oneself to the utmost
- 3
v.rise to a department regarded as higher
新上任的教育局局长是从我们的部门上去的。
The new director of education worked in our department before his promotion.
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Word usage
- NoteWhen it is used as a complement after a verb, it is usually read in the neutral tone. But in the format "verb + 不 + 上去", "没 + verb + 上去", it still read the original tone.
- Separable word"上" and "去" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
这坡太陡了,我上不去。
The slope is so steep that I cannot go up.