- 上流
- shàngliúupper reaches (of a river), belonging to the upper circles; upper-class* * *【机】 upstream* * *shàng liúadj. upper classshàng liún. upper reaches of a river* * *shang4 liu2upper class* * *上流shàng liú(上游) upper reaches (of a river)(旧指社会地位高的) belonging to the upper circles; upper-class:上流人士 persons of quality;上流社会 high society; polite society;上流世家出身的人 a man of good family;她活动于纽约上流社会之中。 She is moving in fashionable circles in New York.* * *上流|上流 [shàng liú] ► upper class
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.