HSK V5
Correct

向上

/ xiàngshàng /
Strokes

Definition

upward/up/to advance/to try to improve oneself/to make progress

Example

As an Adverb
upward; up
1
Gōng
公路
shùnshān
顺山
xiàngshàng
向上
pánxuán
盘旋
pānshēn
攀伸
  

The highway wound up the mountain slope.

2
Shèhuì
社会
de
xiàngshàng
向上
liúdòng
流动
xìng

upward mobility

3
Xiàngshàng
向上
de
shì
趋势

upward trend (in); upturn

4
Zhǎngxīn
掌心
xiàngshàng
向上

hold the palm upward

5
Xiàngshàng
向上
shēn
伸臂

stretch one's arms upward

6
Xiàngshàng
向上
fēi
  
/
kàn

fly/look upwards

As a Verb
advance/further one's career; make one's way up or forward
7
Hǎohǎo
好好
xué
学习
  
,
tiāntiānxiàngshàng
天天向上
  

Study hard and make progress every day.

8
努力
xiàngshàng
向上
de
qíng
热情

zeal for improvement