上游

shàngyóu

HSK 7

上游 — shàngyóu

1. upper reaches (of a river); upstream section

   我们准备在河的上游露营几天。 wǒmen zhǔnbèi zài hé de shàngyóu lùyíng jǐtiān — We're going to camp for a few days in the river's upper reaches.

2. upper level; upper echelon; upstream (in a hierarchy or process)

   这个决策来自上游管理层，无法由我们改动。 zhège juécè láizì shàngyóu guǎnlǐcéng wúfǎ yóu wǒmen gǎidòng — This decision comes from upper management upstream and we can't change it.