上去 (shàng qù) — to go up

Definition

上去 (shàngqù) means 'to go up,' emphasizing motion AWAY from the speaker toward a higher place. Pairs with 上 as a verb complement — 上 alone marks direction or position, while 上去 adds the sense of moving away.

verb
to go up
Easily confused

Examples

  • 上去。
    Wǒ men shàng qù chī fàn ba.
    Let's go up and eat.
  • 上去，。
    Tā shàng qù le, nǐ děng yí huì r.
    He went up; wait a moment.
  • 上去？
    Nǐ jīn tiān shàng qù ma?
    Are you going up today?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

上shànggo up
去qùgo away

上 is go up and 去 is away, giving the sense of going up and away.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

去 pairs 大, a man, with 口, a mouth or object. The evidence reads this as a man leaving a place, a man opening his mouth, or a cover over an object.

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Grammar

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