向上

xiàngshàng

adverb HSK 5 #8,864

Meanings

1 upward
2 to strive to improve oneself

Characters

toward; direction

Examples

好好学习，天天向上。

Hǎohǎo xuéxí, tiāntiān xiàng shàng.

Study hard and make progress every day.

他是一个积极向上的人。

Tā shì yí gè jījí xiàng shàng de rén.

He is a positive and motivated person.

向上看，天空很美。

Xiàng shàng kàn, tiānkōng hěn měi.

Look up, the sky is beautiful.

Tips

culture

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

Stroke Order

向 xiàng

上 shàng