Word: 上游 (shàngyóu) 上游 dictionary entry shàngyóu upper reaches (of a river); upper level; upper echelon; upstream Full dictionary entry for 上游 Example sentences using 上游 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 河的上游很美。 Hé de shàngyóu hěn Měi. The upper reaches of the river are very beautiful. 湖面上游着几只白色的天鹅。 Hú miàn shàngyóu zhe jǐzhī báisè de tiān'é. A few white swans are swimming on the lake.