shàng

common
verb

Meaning of 上溯

上溯 means to go upstream; to travel against the current toward the source; to trace back; to date back (to a past time). Pronounced shàng sù.

  • to go upstream; to travel against the current toward the source
  • to trace back; to date back (to a past time)

Definitions & Examples

Tàn
xiǎn
duì
shàng
Huáng
 
xún
zhǎo
yuán
tóu
 

The expedition team went upstream along the Yellow River to find its source.

Xiǎo
chuán
fèn
shàng
 
duì
kàng
zhe
tuān
de
shuǐ
liú
 

The small boat struggled to go upstream against the swift current.

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