上来
shàng​lai HSK3

to come up

上来 上來 shàng//lai
to come up particle
To come up; to move from a lower to a higher position (as a main verb or after another verb); to move from a lower level to a higher level of an organization

你怎么上来的？

nǐ zěn​me shàng lai de?

How did you get up here?

不管你听到什么，不要上来。

bù​guǎn nǐ tīng dào shén​me, bù​yào shàng lai.

No matter what you hear, don't come up.

[successful completion] particle
Used after a verb to indicate the successful completion of an action, especially in the context of being able to respond or capture something (often used in the potential form with 得 de or 不 bu)

我没有把绳拉上来。

wǒ méi​yǒu bǎ shéng lā shàng lai.

I didn't pull the rope up.

我喘不上气来。

wǒ chuǎn bu shàng qì lai.

I can't catch my breath.

at the beginning
At the very start; from the outset.
[increasing degree]
Used after an adjective or certain verbs to indicate that a state is starting to emerge, increase in intensity, or develop further.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
15.6 per million appears in 7% of films
Written text
52.1 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 3

Cross-References

Antonym

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)