向上
xiàng shàng
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上
shǎng
  1. 1 see 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]
上班
shàng bān
  1. 1 to go to work
  2. 2 to be on duty
  3. 3 to start work
  4. 4 to go to the office
向
Xiàng
  1. 1 surname Xiang
早上
zǎo shang
  1. 1 early morning
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
晚上
wǎn shang
  1. 1 evening
  2. 2 night
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 in the evening
一向
yī xiàng
  1. 1 always (previously)
  2. 2 a period of time in the recent past
上下
shàng xià
  1. 1 up and down
  2. 2 top and bottom
  3. 3 old and new
  4. 4 length
  5. 5 about
上来
shàng lái
  1. 1 to come up
  2. 2 to approach
  3. 3 (verb complement indicating success)
上传
shàng chuán
  1. 1 to upload
上午
shàng wǔ
  1. 1 morning
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
上去
shàng qù
  1. 1 to go up
上台
shàng tái
  1. 1 to rise to power (in politics)
  2. 2 to go on stage (in the theater)
上司
shàng si
  1. 1 boss
  2. 2 superior
上场
shàng chǎng
  1. 1 on stage
  2. 2 to go on stage
  3. 3 to take the field
上天
shàng tiān
  1. 1 Heaven
  2. 2 Providence
  3. 3 God
  4. 4 the day before
  5. 5 the sky above
  6. 6 to fly to the sky
  7. 7 to take off and fly into space
  8. 8 to die
  9. 9 to pass away
上学
shàng xué
  1. 1 to go to school
  2. 2 to attend school
上市
shàng shì
  1. 1 to hit the market (of a new product)
  2. 2 to float (a company on the stock market)
上帝
Shàng dì
  1. 1 God
上床
shàng chuáng
  1. 1 to go to bed
  2. 2 (coll.) to have sex
上手
shàng shǒu
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to master
  3. 3 overhand (serve etc)
  4. 4 seat of honor

Idioms (20)

一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
一条绳上的蚂蚱
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
  1. 1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
  3. 3 people who will sink or swim together
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
上一次当，学一次乖
shàng yī cì dàng , xué yī cì guāi
  1. 1 to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom)
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
  1. 1 better kept under the table (idiom)
  2. 2 not to be disclosed
  3. 3 too inferior to show in public
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
  1. 1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
  2. 2 unfit for a public role
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
  1. 1 lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go to great lengths
  3. 3 to search heaven and earth
上天无路，入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
  1. 1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
  3. 3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策，下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
  1. 1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
上贼船
shàng zéi chuán
  1. 1 lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to associate with criminals
不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
  1. 1 don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
  2. 2 there's more than one way to skin a cat
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
力争上游
lì zhēng shàng yóu
  1. 1 to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
  2. 2 to have high ambitions
包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
  1. 1 leave it to me (idiom)
  2. 2 I'll take care of it

Sample Sentences

嗨，所谓向上管理，核心就是用更好的方式跟老板沟通而已，让工作更高效。当然了，如果公司前途暗淡，老板简直是人渣，你实力也不容小觑，还是可以考虑另谋高就的。
hāi ，suǒwèi xiàngshàng guǎnlǐ ，héxīn jiùshì yòng gèng hǎo de fāngshì gēn lǎobǎn gōutōng éryǐ ，ràng gōngzuò gèng gāoxiào 。dāngrán le ，rúguǒ gōngsī qiántú àndàn ，lǎobǎn jiǎnzhí shì rénzhā ，nǐ shílì yě bùróng xiǎoqù ，háishì kěyǐ kǎolǜ lìng móu gāojiù de 。
Come on, this idea of "upward management" at it's core, is just using better ways to communicate with your boss and therefore making your work more efficient. However, if the company has no future, the boss is a total A-hole and your talents are being overlooked and you should still consider finding a better position elsewhere.
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你呀，哪来那么多愁善感。人生在世哪有一帆风顺没有挫折的，就像心电图啊，高低起伏才说明有活力。老人不是常说，“得之我幸，失之我命”，看开点儿，得失心别那么重，保持向上的姿态，那些烦心事就不足挂齿了。
nǐ ya ，nǎ lái nàme duōchóushàngǎn 。rénshēng zàishì nǎyǒu yīfánfēngshùn méiyǒu cuòzhé de ，jiù xiàng xīndiàntú ā ，gāodī qǐfú cái shuōmíng yǒu huólì 。lǎorén bùshì cháng shuō ，“dé zhī wǒ xìng ，shī zhī wǒ mìng ”，kàn kāi diǎnr ，déshī xīn bié nàme zhòng ，bǎochí xiàngshàng de zītài ，nàxiē fánxīnshì jiù bùzúguàchǐ le 。
Why so depressed? There's no such thing as a life that's all smooth sailing without any frustrations. It's like an ECG, it's only when there are ups and downs that you know you're alive. Don't old people always say, "to gain is luck, to lose is fate". Try to cheer up a bit, don't take gains and losses to heart. If you keep striving forward, your troubles aren't worth dwelling on.
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好好学习，天天向上
hǎohāoxuéxí ，tiāntiānxiàngshàng
Study hard, make progress every day.
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尽量地向上自然挺拔脊柱，可以让我们的呼吸更加平稳、顺畅。
jǐnliàngde xiàngshàng zìrán tǐngbá jǐzhù ，kěyǐ ràng wǒmen de hūxī gèngjiā píngwěn 、shùnchàng 。
Try your best to naturally straighten your spine. It allows us to breath more steadily and fluently.
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轻轻地闭上双眼，随着这美妙的旋律，逐渐放慢我们呼吸的节奏，放松我们的面部表情，舒展眉心，嘴角微微上翘，放松双肩、放松双臂，让脊柱向上无限延伸。
qīngqīngde bìshàng shuāngyǎn ，suízhe zhè měimiào de xuánlǜ ，zhújiàn fàngmàn wǒmen hūxī de jiézòu ，fàngsōng wǒmen de miànbù biǎoqíng ，shūzhǎn méixīn ，zuǐjiǎo wēiwēi shàng qiào ，fàngsōng shuāng jiān 、fàngsōng shuāng bì ，ràng jǐzhù xiàngshàng wúxiàn yánshēn 。
Gently close your eyes. Slow your breathing to the gentle pace of the music. Relax your facial expressions and release the tension between your brows. Smile gently, relax your shoulder and your arms. Extend your spine to the sky.
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说一些特别的。比如说小孩子生日，你可以祝他好好学习，天天向上！
shuō yīxiē tèbié de 。bǐrú shuō xiǎo háizi shēngrì ，nǐ kěyǐ zhù tā hǎohāoxuéxí ，tiāntiānxiàngshàng ！
Let's talk about some special cases. For example, you are talking about a child's birthday, you can wish that he studies hard and gets better every day.
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好好学习，天天向上！
hǎohāoxuéxí ，tiāntiānxiàngshàng ！
Study hard and get better every day.
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我妈妈小时候经常对我说："你要好好学习，天天向上。"
wǒ māma xiǎo shíhou jīngcháng duì wǒ shuō ："nǐ yào hǎohāoxuéxí ，tiāntiānxiàngshàng 。"
When I was little, my mother often said to me, "You need to study hard, and improve every day."
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