# 上流 (shàngliú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 上流 (shàngliú) means “upper class; upper reaches”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: upper class; upper reaches
- Pinyin: shàngliú (shang4 liu2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这部小说描写了上流社会的生活。
  Zhè bù xiǎoshuō miáoxiě le shàngliú shèhuì de shēnghuó.
  The novel describes life in upper-class society.

## Characters

- [上](https://hanziro.com/word/shang-up/) (shàng): up; above
- [流](https://hanziro.com/word/liu-flow/) (liú): to flow; to spread

https://hanziro.com/word/shang-liu-upper-class/

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