上来 shàng lái HSK 2
Verbs

上来 — come up, move up toward the speaker

Stroke order
Example sentences
他 tā 上来 shàng lái
He comes up.
快 kuài 上来 shàng lái 我们 wǒmen 等你 děng nǐ
Come up quickly, we're waiting for you
他 tā 从 cóng 楼下 lóu xià 上来了 shàng lái le
He came up from downstairs
水 shuǐ 上来 shàng lái
The water rises.
Grammar note

上来 and 上去 are compound directional verbs. 上 indicates upward movement; 来 means the movement is toward the speaker (上来 = come up), while 去 means it moves away from the speaker (上去 = go up). This pattern is systematic in Chinese: 下来/下去, 进来/进去, 出来/出去 follow the same logic.

上来 and 上去 are compound directional verbs. 上 indicates upward movement; 来 means the movement is toward the speaker (上来 = come up), while 去 means it moves away from the speaker (上去 = go up). This pattern is systematic in Chinese: 下来/下去, 进来/进去, 出来/出去 follow the same logic.

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Words from the sentences
他 tā he 快 kuài fast; quick 我们 wǒmen we 从 cóng from; follow; obey 楼下 lóu xià downstairs; ground floor 水 shuǐ water
Related by grammar
出 chū go out; leave 进 jìn to enter; to advance 出来 chūlái come out toward here 出去 chūqù go out; go outside 进来 jìnlái come in toward here 进去 jìnqù go in; enter 上去 shàng qù go up, move upward away from speaker 下来 xiàlái come down, descend toward the speaker 下去 xiàqù go down; to continue
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