Definition & Meaning

2.be used after a verb to indicate a rise in level or a movement of the subject toward the object

3.rise to a department regarded as higher

Word usage

shàng qù

上 去

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1
v.go up; mount
- nǐ kě yǐ dēng zhe tī zi shàng qù
  你可以蹬着梯子上去。
  You can go up on a ladder.
- zhè lóu tài gāo méi yǒu diàn tī zěn me shàng qù
  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?
- gōng gòng qì chē lái le zán men shàng qù ba
  公共汽车来了，咱们上去吧。
  Here comes the bus. Let's get on.
synonym
shàng lái上来
antonym
xià lái下来
2
v.be used after a verb to indicate a rise in level or a movement of the subject toward the object
- pá shàng qù
  爬上去
  climb up
- fēi shàng qù
  飞上去
  fly up
- dà jiā dōu lián máng yíng shàng qù
  大家都连忙迎上去。
  We all rushed up to meet him.
- bǎ suǒ yǒu de lì liàng dōu shǐ shàng qù
  把所有的力量都使上去
  exert oneself to the utmost
3
v.rise to a department regarded as higher
- xīn shàng rèn de jiào yù jú jú zhǎng shì cóng wǒ men de bù mén shàng qù de
  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.
synonym
shàng wèi上位

Word usage

Note
When 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.

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