上来 shànglai HSK3 to come up Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents shànglai to come up · [successful completion] · [increasing degree] 上 shàng particleverb to go up to climb; to board a vehicle; to mount; to go to a place来 來 lái particle [directional] Used after a verb to indicate motion toward the speakershànglai at the beginning 上 shàng particleverb to go up to climb; to board a vehicle; to mount; to go to a place来 來 lái verb to come To come; to arrive; to move toward the speaker; to crop up or happen