上来

shàng lái

HSK 3.0 Level 2 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to come up
2. to approach
3. (verb complement indicating success)

Word relationships

Antonyms

2 items

• 上去 shàng qù 上去 shàng qù to go up Direction: 'come up' vs. 'go up' from speaker's perspective.: to go up
• 下来 xià lai 下来 xià lai to come down Direction: 'come up' vs. 'come down'.: to come down

Related words

2 items

• 过来 guò lái 过来 guò lái to come over Both involve movement toward the speaker, but 上来 is upward.: to come over
• 出来 chū lái 出来 chū lái to come out Used as a complement to indicate successful completion of an action.: to come out

Usage notes

Common mistakes

When used as a complement, 上来 follows a verb to indicate that an action has been completed successfully or has reached a certain state, e.g., 答上来 (to come up with an answer). Do not confuse with 上去 which indicates upward movement away from the speaker.

Example Sentences

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请 上来 吧。

Please come up.

请把作业缴 上来 。

Please hand in your homework.

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Child Words of 上来

• 来 来 lái: to come
• 上 上 shàng: on top