向上

xiàng shàng · xiang shang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. upward
  2. up
  3. to advance
  4. to try to improve oneself
  5. to make progress

In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bú)断(duàn)前(qián)进(jìn),不(bú)断(duàn)向(xiàng)上(shàng)。

Onwards and upwards.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by kiryopi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

电(diàn)梯(tī)缓(huǎn)缓(huǎn)向(xiàng)上(shàng),停(tíng)在(zài)了(le)十(shí)楼(lóu)。

The elevator slowly went up and stopped on the tenth floor.

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