上传 shàngchuán to upload
How to remember 上传: 上 above + 传 to pass on = to upload.
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How it is used
- To upload (data, files) to a server. 上传照片 (shàngchuán zhàopiàn) upload photos.
- The direct antonym is 下载 (xiàzài) to download. 上 = up, 传 = transmit - 下载文件 (xiàzài wénjiàn) download a file.
- A tech-era word; note 传 here is chuán (to transmit), not zhuàn (biography).