Chinese

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direction; part; side
direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to
 
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
simp. and trad.
(向上)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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向上

  1. to go forward; to advance
  2. to try to improve oneself; to make progress

Synonyms

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  • (to go forward): 上進上进 (shàngjìn)
  • (to try to improve oneself):

Adverb

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向上

  1. upward; up

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 3
じょう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

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(こう)(じょう) (kōjō

  1. improvement, progress

Verb

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(こう)(じょう)する (kōjō surusuru (stem (こう)(じょう) (kōjō shi), past (こう)(じょう)した (kōjō shita))

  1. improve, rise

Conjugation

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