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Definition(s) for: 向上

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
向上 xiàng shàng - upward
- up
- to advance
- to try to improve oneself
- to make progress

List Ranking for: 向上

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 5 8,864 4,279 3,788

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
向 xiàng- surname Xiang
向 xiàng- towards
- to face
- to turn towards
- direction
- to support
- to side with
- shortly before
- formerly
- always
- all along
- (suffix) suitable for ...
- oriented to ...
向 xiàng- to tend toward
- to guide
- variant of 向[xiang4]
向 xiàng- variant of 向[xiang4]
- direction
- orientation
- to face
- to turn toward
- to
- towards
- shortly before
- formerly
上 shǎng- used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
上 shàng- (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
- first (of multiple parts)
- to climb; to get onto; to go up
- to attend (class or university)
- (directional complement) up
- (noun suffix) on; above

Other Words Containing 向上

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
向上 - 5 8,864 4,279 3,788