| 力争上游 |
lì zhēng shàng yóu |
to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result / to have high ambitions |
| 力 |
Lì |
surname Li |
| 力 |
lì |
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously |
| 力争 |
lì zhēng |
to work hard for / to do all one can / to contend strongly |
| 争 |
zhēng |
to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary) |
| 争上游 |
zhēng shàng yóu |
to strive to be among the best / zheng shangyou (card game) |
| 上 |
shǎng |
used in 上声 |
| 上 |
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 |
| 上游 |
shàng yóu |
upper reaches (of a river) / upper level / upper echelon / upstream |
| 游 |
Yóu |
surname You |
| 游 |
yóu |
to swim / variant of 游 |
| 游 |
yóu |
to walk / to tour / to roam / to travel |