HSK 3 · Movement & Direction

上去

shàng qù

to go up

Stroke order of 上去

2 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

上 · 3 strokes 去 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

上 up and 去 go.

Parts: 上 up + 去 go

The characters in 上去

上 shàng — up; on; above (3 strokes)
去 qù — to go (5 strokes)

Example sentence

我想上去看看。

I want to go up and have a look.

Words with 上

上午morning (before noon)早上early morning 晚上evening 楼上upstairs 上学to go to school 上课to attend class 上班to go to work 身上on the body; on (one)上网to go online 网上online 上车to get on (a vehicle)车上in the car; on the bus 路上on the way 上up; on; above 上边above; top 地上on the ground 关上to close; to turn off 上次last time

Words with 去

去年last year 去to go 出去to go out 进去to go in 回去to go back 过去the past; to go over 下去to go down; to go on 去世to pass away 看上去to look; it seems 失去to lose

More words: Movement & Direction

上来to come up 下来to come down 下去to go down; to go on 传来to come through (of sound or news)放到to put into 推开to push open 前进to go forward; to advance 退to retreat; to return (sth)退出to withdraw; to quit 追to chase 随to follow 转to turn; to transfer 跳to jump 按to press; according to

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