- 奋发向上 fènfāxiàngshàng to exert oneselfTo rouse one's spirit and work hard to make progress; to strive for improvement.
- 向上爬 xiàngshàngpá to climb upto climb upward; to ascend
- 引体向上 yǐntǐxiàngshàng pull-upa physical exercise in which one pulls their body up while hanging from a bar; chin-up
- 自底向上 zìdǐxiàngshàng bottom-upstarting with the smallest or most basic parts and building up to more complex ones
- 天天向上 tiāntiānxiàngshàng to improve every dayto make progress every day; to strive for constant improvement
- 好好学习，天天向上 hǎohǎoxuéxítiāntiānxiàngshàng study hard and make progress every daystudy hard and every day you will improve; a famous slogan encouraging diligent study
