上流

shàngliú

noun HSK 7 #11,131

Meanings

1 upper class
2 upper reaches (of a river)

Characters

Examples

他出身于上流社会。

Tā chūshēn yú shàngliú shèhuì.

He comes from upper-class society.

黄河上流的水很清澈。

Huánghé shàngliú de shuǐ hěn qīngchè.

The water in the upper reaches of the Yellow River is very clear.

Tips

usage

上流社会 is the most common collocation, meaning 'upper-class society'. For rivers, 上游 is more commonly used than 上流.

Stroke Order

上 shàng

流 liú