# 上游 (shàngyóu): upper reaches of a river | HSK 7-9 Vocabulary | HSKReady

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Language: en
Content ID: hsk-7-9-8945
HSK levels: 7-9
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:53:10.629Z
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Learn 上游 (shàngyóu), HSK 7-9: upper reaches of a river; upstream position in a chain. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 上游

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shàngyóu

upper reaches of a river; upstream position in a chain

HSK 7-9

## Pronunciation

shàngyóu

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## Example sentence

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.

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