Usage note
上去表示向上移动，或者往上爬。
shàng qù biǎo shì xiàng shàng yí dòng， huò zhě wǎng shàng pá。
上去 means to move upward or climb up.
Context note
上去常和楼梯、台阶、车、床一起用。
shàng qù cháng hé lóu tī 、 tái jiē 、 chē 、 chuáng yì qǐ yòng。
上去 is often used with stairs, steps, vehicles, and beds.
5 examples
请上去看看。
qǐng shàng qù kàn kàn。
Please go up and take a look.
猫爬上去了。
māo pá shàng qù le。
The cat climbed up.
他走上去了。
tā zǒu shàng qù le。
He walked up.
把箱子搬上去。
bǎ xiāng zǐ bān shàng qù。
Carry the box up.
飞机飞上去了。
fēi jī fēi shàng qù le。
The plane flew up.
5 mini stories
我们顺着楼梯上去。上面有一个小房间。
wǒ men shùn zhe lóu tī shàng qù。 shàng miàn yǒu yí gè xiǎo fáng jiān。
We go up the stairs. There is a small room upstairs.
小狗想上去找我。可是台阶有点高。
xiǎo gǒu xiǎng shàng qù zhǎo wǒ。 kě shì tái jiē yǒu diǎn gāo。
The puppy wants to come up to me. But the steps are a little high.
老师让我们把画挂上去。墙上立刻好看多了。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men bǎ huà guà shàng qù。 qiáng shàng lì kè hǎo kàn duō le。
The teacher asked us to hang the picture up. The wall looked much nicer right away.
气球飞上去了。孩子们都抬头看。
qì qiú fēi shàng qù le。 hái zi men dōu tái tóu kàn。
The balloon floated up. The children all looked up.
我把书架上的书拿上去放好。
wǒ bǎ shū jià shàng de shū ná shàng qù fàng hǎo。
I took the books up to the shelf and put them away.
Mini dialogue
上楼
A
奶奶在楼上，我们上去看看她。
Nǎinai zài lóu shàng, wǒmen shàng qù kànkan tā.
Grandma is upstairs, let's go up and see her.
B
好，我们轻一点上去。
Hǎo, wǒmen qīng yīdiǎn shàng qù.
Okay, let's go up quietly.
爬山
A
你想上去山顶吗？
Nǐ xiǎng shàng qù shāndǐng ma?
Do you want to go up to the mountaintop?
B
想，我们一起上去吧！
Xiǎng, wǒmen yīqǐ shàng qù ba!
Yes, let's go up together!
Related words and contrasts
opposite
下去
xià qù
go down
The opposite direction of movement.
contrast
上来
shàng lái
come up
上去 means go up away from the speaker; 上来 means come up towards the speaker.