上来

shàng lái

HSK 3.0 Level 2 Verb Common

Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

2 items

to go up

Direction: 'come up' vs. 'go up' from speaker's perspective.

to come down

Direction: 'come up' vs. 'come down'.

Related words

2 items

to come over

Both involve movement toward the speaker, but 上来 is upward.

to come out

Used as a complement to indicate successful completion of an action.

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

2 shown

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

to come

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