HSK 3 · Movement & Direction

上来

shàng lái

to come up

Stroke order of 上来

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

上 · 3 strokes 来 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

上 up and 来 come.

Parts: 上 up + 来 come

The characters in 上来

上 shàng — up; on; above (3 strokes)
来 lái — to come (7 strokes)

Example sentence

请上来吧。

Please come up.

Words with 上

上午morning (before noon)早上early morning 晚上evening 楼上upstairs 上学to go to school 上课to attend class 上班to go to work 身上on the body; on (one)上网to go online 网上online 上车to get on (a vehicle)车上in the car; on the bus 路上on the way 上up; on; above 上边above; top 地上on the ground 关上to close; to turn off 上次last time

Words with 来

起来to get up; to rise 来to come 来到to arrive; to come to 出来to come out 进来to come in 回来to come back 来自to come from 后来afterwards; later 原来originally; so it turns out 接下来next; following 越来越more and more 带来to bring 过来to come over 下来to come down 传来to come through (of sound or news)以来since 从来always; ever 本来originally

More words: Movement & Direction

上去to go up 下来to come down 下去to go down; to go on 传来to come through (of sound or news)放到to put into 推开to push open 前进to go forward; to advance 退to retreat; to return (sth)退出to withdraw; to quit 追to chase 随to follow 转to turn; to transfer 跳to jump 按to press; according to

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