上来
shànglaiTraditional 上來
to come up
Every meaning
shànglai
- to come up
- (after a verb) up; to manage to (as in 答不上来)
shànglái
- right at the start (一上来)
- to pick up; to reach the expected level (of output, scale, quality etc)
In the Library
十分钟以后，楼下有人上来了。
把他拉上来？
秦王让荆轲把地图拿上来。
Its characters
Words with 上
Words with 来
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).