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上来

shàng lái · shang lai

Traditional 上來

HSK 3

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)楼下(lóuxià)吗(ma)？快(kuài)上来(shànglái)吧(ba)，饭(fàn)做好(zuòhǎo)了(le)。

    Are you downstairs? Come up, dinner is ready.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)上来(shànglái)。

    OK, I'm coming up right now.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)没(méi)上来(shànglái)呢(ne)？

    Why haven't you come up yet?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)走错(zǒucuò)楼(lóu)了(le)，现在(xiànzài)在(zài)五楼(wǔlóu)。

    I went into the wrong building. I'm on the fifth floor.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)下来(xiàlai)再(zài)上来(shànglái)吧(ba)，我们(wǒmen)住(zhù)三楼(sānlóu)。

    Then come down and up again. We live on the third floor.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

梅(méi)纳(nà)德(dé)的(de)焦(jiāo)虑(lǜ)感(gǎn)涌(yǒng)了(le)上(shàng)来(lái)。

Mennad's anxiety was kicking.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by OsoHombre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

楼(lóu)下(xià)的(de)邻(lín)居(jū)让(ràng)我(wǒ)上(shàng)来(lái)看(kàn)看(kan)水(shuǐ)管(guǎn)是(shì)不(bu)是(shì)漏(lòu)水(shuǐ)了(le)。

The neighbor downstairs asked me to come up and check whether the water pipe is leaking.

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上
shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)

来
lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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