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The word "上来" is formed by directly combining the character "上", meaning "up" or "ascend", with the character "来", meaning "come", to create a compound verb that specifically denotes directional movement toward a reference point (often the speaker) from a lower position or a distant point, conveying the sense of "come up" or "approach".

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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)

Individual Character Details

上 shǎng, shàng
来 lái