积极向上

積極向上

jījí xiàngshàng

phrase #36,454

Meanings

1 positive and upward-striving
2 actively self-improving
3 with a can-do attitude

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

她是个积极向上的年轻人。

Tā shì gè jījí xiàngshàng de niánqīngrén.

She is a positive, upward-striving young person.

HSK 5

我们要保持积极向上的心态。

Wǒmen yào bǎochí jījí xiàngshàng de xīntài.

We need to maintain a positive, forward-looking attitude.

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积极向上 is a stock phrase of modern Chinese motivational/educational rhetoric, extremely common in school slogans, HR descriptions, Party messaging, and personal essays. Comparable to English 'positive and upbeat' or 'go-getter spirit'. Always carries approving connotations.

usage

Often pairs with 心态 (xīntài, mindset), 精神 (jīngshén, spirit), or describes a person directly: 一个积极向上的人 ('a positive, striving person').

Stroke Order

积 jī

极 jí

向 xiàng

上 shàng