Usage note
向上表示朝着更高的方向。
Xiàngshàng biǎoshì cháo zhe gèng gāo de fāngxiàng.
Upward means towards a higher direction.
Context note
在体育课上，我们做向上跳的运动。
Zài tǐyù kè shàng, wǒmen zuò xiàngshàng tiào de yùndòng.
In PE class, we do upward jumping exercises.
5 examples
气球向上飞。
qì qiú xiàng shàng fēi。
The balloon flies upward.
我们向上看天空。
wǒ men xiàng shàng kàn tiān kōng。
We look upward at the sky.
小鸟向上飞得很高。
xiǎo niǎo xiàng shàng fēi dé hěn gāo。
The little bird flies very high upward.
他向上爬楼梯。
tā xiàng shàng pá lóu tī。
He climbs the stairs upward.
太阳向上升起。
tài yáng xiàng shàng shēng qǐ。
The sun rises upward.
5 mini stories
小明向上扔球。球飞得很高。
xiǎo míng xiàng shàng rēng qiú。 qiú fēi dé hěn gāo。
Xiao Ming throws the ball upward. The ball flies very high.
小丽向上跳起来摘苹果。她摘到了一个。
xiǎo lì xiàng shàng tiào qǐ lái zhāi píng guǒ。 tā zhāi dào le yí gè。
Xiao Li jumps upward to pick an apple. She picked one.
小刚向上看风筝。风筝在蓝天上。
xiǎo gāng xiàng shàng kàn fēng zheng。 fēng zheng zài lán tiān shàng。
Xiao Gang looks upward at the kite. The kite is in the blue sky.
小美向上举起手回答问题。老师叫了她。
xiǎo měi xiàng shàng jǔ qǐ shǒu huí dá wèn tí。 lǎo shī jiào le tā。
Xiao Mei raises her hand upward to answer a question. The teacher called on her.
小华向上爬树。他看到了鸟窝。
xiǎo huá xiàng shàng pá shù。 tā kàn dào le niǎo wō。
Xiao Hua climbs upward the tree. He saw a bird's nest.
Mini dialogue
向上看
A
你看，小鸟在向上飞。
Nǐ kàn, xiǎo niǎo zài xiàngshàng fēi.
Look, the bird is flying upward.
B
是啊，它飞得真高。
Shì a, tā fēi de zhēn gāo.
Yes, it's flying really high.
向上爬
A
我们向上爬，就能到山顶。
Wǒmen xiàngshàng pá, jiù néng dào shāndǐng.
If we climb upward, we can reach the mountaintop.
B
好，加油！
Hǎo, jiāyóu!
Okay, let's go!
Related words and contrasts
opposite
向下
xiàng xià
downward
The opposite direction.
similar
前进
qián jìn
forward
Moving ahead, similar positive direction.
related
提高
tí gāo
improve, raise
To go upward in quality or level.