向上 [－－]

Jyutping hoeng3 soeng6
Pinyin xiàng shàng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. upward
  2. up
  3. to advance
  4. to try to improve oneself
  5. to make progress
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to try to improve oneself; to make progress
  2. verb
    to go forward; to advance
    (syn.) 上進, 上进
  3. adv
    upward; up
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #832
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我还年轻的时候曾经祈祷，希望自己能得到一辆自行车。后来我意识到，这样向上帝祈求是行不通的。因此我偷了一辆自行车，并祈求上帝能宽恕我。
    我還年輕的時候曾經祈禱，希望自己能得到一輛自行車。後來我意識到，這樣向上帝祈求是行不通的。因此我偷了一輛自行車，並祈求上帝能寬恕我。
    wǒ hái nián qīng de shí hou céng jīng qí dǎo ， xī wàng zì jǐ néng dé dào yī liàng zì xíng chē 。 hòu lái wǒ yì shí dào ， zhè yàng xiàng shàng dì qí qiú shì xíng bu tōng de 。 yīn cǐ wǒ tōu le yī liàng zì xíng chē ， bìng qí qiú shàng dì néng kuān shù wǒ 。
    • When I was young I used to pray for a bike. Then I realized that God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and prayed for forgiveness.
  2. Mandarin
    被告会向上级法院上诉。
    被告會向上級法院上訴。
    bèi gào huì xiàng shàng jí fǎ yuàn shàng sù 。
    • The defendant will appeal to a higher court.
  3. Mandarin
    知道吗？内科急救专家对于子宫下垂常用的应对方法是带上手套，把拳头深入阴道，然后用力将子宫向上推。但这个姿势在赶到医院前是改变不了了!
    知道嗎？內科急救專家對於子宮下垂常用的應對方法是帶上手套，把拳頭深入陰道，然後用力將子宮向上推。但這個姿勢在趕到醫院前是改變不了了!
    zhī dào ma ？ nèi kē jí jiù zhuān jiā duì yú zǐ gōng xià chuí cháng yòng de yìng duì fāng fǎ shì dài shàng shǒu tào ， bǎ quán tou shēn rù yīn dào ， rán hòu yòng lì jiāng zǐ gōng xiàng shàng tuī 。 dàn zhè ge zī shì zài gǎn dào yī yuàn qián shì gǎi biàn bù le le !
    • Did you know that the proper EMT response to a prolapsed uterus is to make a gloved fist and shove the uterus and your fist itself up the vagina? Also, once you've done that, you're stuck in that position until you get to the hospital!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    攀山团队努力向上爬，两小时后成功爬上山顶。
    攀山團隊努力向上爬，兩小時後成功爬上山頂。
    paan1 saan1 tyun4 deoi2 nou5 lik6 hoeng3 soeng6 paa4, loeng5 siu2 si4 hau6 sing4 gung1 paa4 soeng5 saan1 deng2.
    • The climbers scaled the mountain and reached the peak after two hours.
  2. Cantonese
    我向上跳有差唔多两米高。
    我向上跳有差唔多兩米高。
    ngo5 hoeng3 soeng6 tiu3 jau5 caa1 m4 do1 loeng5 mai5 gou1.
    • I can reach almost 2 metres when I jump high.
  3. Cantonese
    你们向上举目，看谁创造这万象。
    你們向上舉目，看誰創造這萬象。
    • Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: who created all these.
  4. Cantonese
    基督徒每日都向上帝祈祷。
    基督徒每日都向上帝祈禱。
    gei1 duk1 tou4 mui5 jat6 dou1 hoeng3 soeng6 dai3 kei4 tou2.
    • Christians pray to the God every day.
  5. Cantonese
    向上司敬礼
    向上司敬禮
    hoeng3 soeng6 si1 ging3 lai5
    • to salute one's boss
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    从历史的源头开始，中国民众在困惑之中选择了抗争之路，义无返顾的走下去，形成了一种“不到黄河心不死”、“不到长城非好汉”的积极向上、不懈追求的精神
    從歷史的源頭開始，中國民眾在困惑之中選擇了抗爭之路，義無返顧的走下去，形成了一種“不到黃河心不死”、“不到長城非好漢”的積極向上、不懈追求的精神
    cóng lì shǐ de yuán tóu kāi shǐ ， zhōng guó mín zhòng zài kùn huò zhī zhōng xuǎn zé le kàng zhēng zhī lù ， yì wú fǎn gù de zǒu xià qù ， xíng chéng le yī zhǒng “ bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ ” ， “ bù dào cháng chéng fēi hǎo hàn ” de jī jí xiàng shàng ， bù xiè zhuī qiú de jīng shén
    • From the beginning of history, the Chinese people have chosen to fight back when in dire circumstances. They persist as if duty-bound not to turn back. It is a tireless seeking spirit that forms a kind of positive resolve where one says, "I will not give up hope until I reach the Yellow River," or "I have not truly lived until I have reached the Great Wall.
  2. Mandarin
    向上帝祈祷
    向上帝祈禱
    xiàng shàng dì qí dǎo
    • to pray to God
  3. Mandarin
    地方各级人民检察院认为本级人民法院第一审的判决、裁定确有错误的时候，应当向上一级人民法院提出抗诉。
    地方各級人民檢察院認為本級人民法院第一審的判決、裁定確有錯誤的時候，應當向上一級人民法院提出抗訴。
    dì fāng gè jí rén mín jiǎn chá yuàn rèn wèi běn jí rén mín fǎ yuàn dì yī shěn de pàn jué ， cái dìng què yǒu cuò wù de shí hòu ， yìng dāng xiàng shàng yī jí rén mín fǎ yuàn tí chū kàng sù ．
    • When local people's procuratorates of all levels believe that the verdict or judgment of first instance by the people's court of the same level is wrong, they shall appeal to the corresponding superior people's court.