向上

xiàngshàng
adverb HSK 5 #8,864

Meanings

  1. 1 upward
  2. 2 to strive to improve oneself

Examples

HSK 3
Hǎohǎo xuéxí, tiāntiān xiàngshàng.
Study hard and make progress every day.
HSK 3
Xiàngshàng kàn, tiānkōng hěn měi.
Look up, the sky is beautiful.
HSK 4
Yǒu zhuīqiú de rén zǒngshì búduàn xiàngshàng.
People with aspirations are always striving upward.

Tips

culture
好好学习天天向上 is one of the most famous slogans in China, attributed to 毛泽东. You'll see it on school walls everywhere.

Stroke Order

xiàng
shàng