上游 (shàng yóu) — upper reaches of a river; upstream area (geography); leading position; top rank; forefront (figurative, e.g. in competition or industry chain)

Definition

Literally 'upper reaches' of a river; figuratively 'upstream' end of an industry chain (raw materials, suppliers), the opposite of 下游. Pairs naturally with 产业链/价值链.

noun
upper reaches of a riverupstream area (geography)leading positiontop rankforefront (figurative, e.g. in competition or industry chain)

Beispiele

  • 上游
    Zhè tiáo hé de shàng yóu shuǐ zhì fēi cháng qīng chè.
    The water quality in the upper reaches of this river is very clear.
  • 上游
    Zài zhè ge háng yè, wǒ men gōng sī chǔ yú chǎn yè liàn shàng yóu.
    In this industry, our company is at the upstream portion of the industrial chain.
  • 上游
    Tā xué xí fēi cháng kè kǔ, yì zhí zhēng qǔ shàng yóu.
    He studies very hard and always strives for the top position.

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