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争上游

zhēng shàng yóudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to strive to be among the best / zheng shangyou (card game)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3664f2b82a4db4af. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

爭上游 争上游 [zheng1 shang4 you2] /to strive to be among the best/zheng shangyou (card game)/

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Other forms in these source records: 爭上游

  • 争
    zhēng

    to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary)

  • 上
    shǎng

    used in 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]

    shàng

    (bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above

  • 游
    yóu

    to swim / to walk / to tour / to roam / to travel

    Yóu

    surname You

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.