上来
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
上来 (shànglái) · to come up
上来 (shànglái) means “to come up; (after a verb) to manage to”. It is written with 2 characters: 上 (on) + 来 (to come). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 上来 is built
The characters
上 shàng · on
What 上 is made of
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
来 lái · to come
What 来 is made of
- 未wèi — not yet
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你快上来吧，楼上有空房间。Nǐ kuài shànglái ba, lóu shang yǒu kòng fángjiān.Come on up; there's an empty room upstairs.
这个问题我回答不上来。Zhège wèntí wǒ huídá bu shànglái.I can't come up with an answer to this question.
Questions about 上来
What does 上来 mean?
上来 (shànglái) means “to come up; (after a verb) to manage to”.
How do you pronounce 上来?
上来 is pronounced shànglái.
Which HSK level is 上来?
上来 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 车上chēshàngon the bus
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 关上guānshàngto close
- 楼上lóushàngupstairs
- 路上lùshangon the road
- 马上mǎshàngimmediately
- 上班shàngbānto go to work
- 上边shàngbianabove
- 上车shàngchēto get on a vehicle
- 上次shàngcìlast time
Learn 上来 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 26: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.