上来

上來

shànglái

verb HSK 3 #3,920

Meanings

1 to come up

Characters

Examples

Qǐng shànglái!

Please come up!

他从楼下上来了。

Tā cóng lóuxià shànglái le.

He came up from downstairs.

我想不上来他的名字。

Wǒ xiǎng bù shànglái tā de míngzi.

I can't think of his name.

Tips

grammar

上来 indicates upward movement toward the speaker. As a complement, it can also mean 'able to do': 想上来 = able to recall, 说上来 = able to say.

Stroke Order

上 shàng

来 lái