Verb + 上去
HSK 5- Complements
Structure (结构 jiégòu)
Meaning (意思 yìsi)
Complement 上去 indicates movement upward and away from the speaker's position.
Explanation (解释 jiěshì)
The directional complement 上去 is used to express movement upward and away from the speaker. 上 means up, while 去 means to go, away.
Imagine you are at the foot of a mountain and tell your friend: "Let's climb up!" (我们爬上去吧!). The action of "climbing up" is directed away from you, toward the mountaintop.
When a place object is present, it typically appears between 上 and 去, for example: 走上楼去 (to go up to the floor above).
Examples (例句 lìjù)(5)
- 你先走上去吧。Nǐ xiān zǒu shàngqù ba.
You go up first.
- 他把箱子搬上去了。Tā bǎ xiāngzi bān shàngqù le.
He carried the box up there.
- 小鸟飞上去了。繁: 小鳥飛上去了。Xiǎo niǎo fēi shàngqù le.
The little bird flew up.
- 他走上楼去了。繁: 他走上樓去了。Tā zǒu shàng lóu qù le.
He went upstairs.
- 我们爬上山顶去吧！繁: 我們爬上山頂去吧！Wǒmen pá shàng shāndǐng qù ba!
Let's climb to the mountain top!
Common mistakes
- Wrong:我在楼上，你快上去！Correct:我在楼上，你快上来！
When the speaker is above and calls someone else up, use 上来 (toward oneself). 上去 means going up and away from oneself.
- Wrong:他跑上去山了。Correct:他跑上山去了。
A locative object (山) typically stands between 上 and 去 to make the sentence more natural.