上游

shàngyóu

upper reaches of a river; upstream position in a chain

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

shàngyóu

这条河的上游水质清澈，尚未受到工业污染。

Zhè tiáo hé de shàngyóu shuǐzhì qīngchè, shàng wèi shòudào gōngyè wūrǎn.

The upper reaches of this river have clear water and have not yet been polluted by industry.

One fixed sample

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