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The word "上来" is formed through the conceptual and directional combination of its two component characters: "上" (shàng), which carries the core meaning of upward movement or a higher position, and "来" (lái), which indicates movement toward the speaker or a point of reference. Their fusion creates a single unit that conceptually maps a path of motion originating from a lower or distant point and terminating in an upward or proximate arrival. This formation is inherently spatial and metaphorical, blending the vector of "上" with the trajectory of "来" to depict a complete, oriented action rather than simply listing two separate ideas.

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请你上来吧。

Qǐng nǐ shàng lái ba.

Please come up.

他很快上来了。

Tā hěn kuài shàng lái le.

He came up quickly.

从楼下跑上来了一个孩子。

Cóng lóu xià pǎo shàng lái le yī gè háizi.

A child ran up from downstairs.

如果电梯坏了,我们就走上来

Rúguǒ diàntī huài le, wǒmen jiù zǒu shàng lái.

If the elevator is broken, we will walk up.

虽然楼梯很陡,但他还是坚持爬上来了。

Suīrán lóutī hěn dǒu, dàn tā háishì jiānchí pá shàng lái le.

Although the stairs are steep, he still persisted in climbing up.

Word Definition - 上来

shàng lái to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)

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