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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 上游
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 上游 | shàng yóu | - upper reaches (of a river) - upper level - upper echelon - upstream |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 8 | 14,244 | 6,998 | 19,300 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 上 | shǎng | - used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] |
| 上 | shàng | - (bound form) up; upper; above; previous - first (of multiple parts) - to climb; to get onto; to go up - to attend (class or university) - (directional complement) up - (noun suffix) on; above |
| 游 | yóu | - surname You |
| 游 | yóu | - to swim - variant of 遊|游[you2] |
| 游 | yóu | - to walk - to tour - to roam - to travel |
Other Words Containing 上游
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 上游 | 6 | 8 | 14,244 | 6,998 | 19,300 |