How to say “come up” in Chinese

上来

shànglái

come up

verb · HSK 2 · topic “There and back”

“Come up” in Chinese is 上来, shàng lái: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

上来 is read shàng lái: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

shàng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

lái — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

上

shàng — top, on

A stroke above a line.

来

lái — come

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “上来”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 上来. Tap the sound icon to listen.

你上来吧nǐshàngláibaCome up here.
请稍等我马上来qǐngshāoděng,wǒmǎshàngláiWait a moment, I'll be right there.
好你个小王，骗到我头上来了！hǎonǐgexiǎoWáng,piàndàowǒtóushangláileWhy, you Xiao Wang! Now you’re trying to fool even me!
骗到我头上来了piàndàowǒtóushangláileNow you’re trying to fool even me!

More words from the lesson “Up and down”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “come up” in Chinese?

“Come up” in Chinese is 上来, pinyin shànglái.

What does 上来 mean?

上来 (shànglái) means “come up”.

How do you write 上来?

上来 is 2 characters: 上 (shàng) — top, on; 来 (lái) — come. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 上来?

上来 is read shànglái. Tones: shàng — fourth tone, lái — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“come up” in the lesson “Up and down”

This word is from the topic “There and back” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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