Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.come up
已经游了半天了,快上来歇会吧。
You've been swimming for a long time now. Come out and have a rest.
这山太高了,我爬了两个多小时才上来。
This mountain is too high. It took me more than two hours to come to the top.
他在楼下看书,半天没上来。
He had been reading a book downstairs and didn't come upstairs for quite a while.
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- 2
v.come up to a place or state regarded as higher or above
他刚从基层上来。
He's just come from a grass-roots unit.
这些干部刚从基层上来。
These cadres have just come from grass-roots units.
书记决定把他从基层提拔上来。
The secretary decided to promote him from the grassroots.
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- 3
v.begin; start; get started
上来干活吧。
Let's start working.
他一上来就有劲。
He gets very energetic at the beginning.
上来先少说话。
Don't talk too much at the beginning.
- 4
v.fmlsummarize; sum up (the aforesaid); sum up what has been said in the foregoing
上来说,我同意他的观点。
From all these has been said, I give my consent to his view.
Word usage
- NoteWhen "过来" is used as a complement after a verb, "来" is usually read in the neutral tone. But in the format "verb + not + 上来" "没 + verb + 上来", "来" is still read in its original tone.
- Separable word"上" and "来" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
你上得来吗?要不要我拉你一把。
Can you come up? Shall I give you a hand?
这坡有点儿陡,车上不来。
The slope is a little steep. The car can’t come up.