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Using 登上 (dēngshàng) to express 'to ascend' or 'to reach'
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Direction & Movement
Structure
Subject + 登上 + Object
Explanation
登上 means 'to ascend to' or 'to reach the top of,' combining 登 (to climb) with the directional complement 上. It is used both literally for climbing mountains or stages and figuratively for reaching the top of charts or rankings.
Examples
他终于登上了珠穆朗玛峰的山顶。
Tā zhōngyú dēng shàng le Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng de shāndǐng.
He finally climbed to the summit of Mount Everest.
这首歌一发布就登上了排行榜第一名。
Zhè shǒu gē yī fābù jiù dēng shàng le páihángbǎng dì yī míng.
As soon as the song was released, it reached number one on the charts.
演员们登上舞台，观众立刻鼓起掌来。
Yǎnyuánmen dēng shàng wǔtái, guānzhòng lìkè gǔ qǐ zhǎng lái.
The actors went on stage and the audience immediately began to applaud.