shàng
shuǐ

common
noun
verb

Meaning of 上水

上水 means upper reaches (of a river); upstream; to sail upstream; to navigate upriver; to go against the current. Pronounced shàng shuǐ.

  • upper reaches (of a river); upstream
  • to sail upstream; to navigate upriver; to go against the current

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zuò
chéng
shì
wèi
Cháng
Jiāng
de
shàng
shuǐ
 

This city is located on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

Shàng
shuǐ
de
shuǐ
liú
jiào
tuān
 

The current in the upper reaches is rather rapid.

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