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上来 (shàng lái) — Chinese word meaning
HSK 2
上来 (shàng lái) is a Chinese word: to come up. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 上来
动 dòng verb
to come up
他从楼下上来了。
tā cóng lóu xià shàng lái le
He came up from downstairs.
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Word breakdown
上 shàng — up, upward movement, to ascend
Words with this character (57)
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我上午有一个会议。
wǒ shàng wǔ yǒu yí gè huì yì
I have a meeting in the morning.
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我每天早上七点去上学。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang qī diǎn qù shàng xué
I go to school at 7 o'clock every morning.
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我每天早上八点上班。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang bā diǎn shàng bān
I go to work at 8 o'clock every morning.
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我们每天早上八点上课。
wǒ men měi tiān zǎo shang bā diǎn shàng kè
We attend class at 8 o'clock every morning.
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我每天早上六点起床。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn qǐ chuáng
I get up at six o'clock every morning.
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我晚上要去看电影。
wǒ wǎn shang yào qù kàn diàn yǐng
I'm going to watch a movie in the evening.
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我们一起上去看看吧。
wǒ men yì qǐ shàng qù kàn kan ba
Let's go up together and take a look.
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我每天都上网看新闻。
wǒ měi tiān dōu shàng wǎng kàn xīn wén
I go online every day to read the news.
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书在桌子上面。
shū zài zhuō zi shàng miàn
The book is on the table.
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我喜欢在网上购物。
wǒ xǐ huan zài wǎng shàng gòu wù
I like to shop online.
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他还在路上，马上就到。
tā hái zài lù shang mǎ shang jiù dào
He's still on the way, will arrive soon.
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她买了一件新上衣。
tā mǎi le yī jiàn xīn shàng yī
She bought a new top.
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- 以 from, starting from (indicates a reference point)
- 上 up, above (indicates upward direction or higher value)
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十八岁以上的人可以投票。
shí bā suì yǐ shàng de rén kě yǐ tóu piào
People 18 years and above can vote.
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我马上就来。
wǒ mǎ shàng jiù lái
I'll come immediately.
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这家公司提供上门维修服务。
zhè jiā gōng sī tí gōng shàng mén wéi xiū fú wù
This company provides door-to-door repair service.
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我喜欢这个工作，加上工资也不错。
wǒ xǐ huan zhè ge gōng zuò jiā shàng gōng zī yě bù cuò
I like this job, plus the salary is also good.
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- 基 foundation, base (forms the base meaning of 'fundamental')
- 本 root, origin (reinforces the fundamental nature)
- 上 grammatical suffix (converts the adjective into an adverb)
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我基本上每天都锻炼。
wǒ jī běn shàng měi tiān dōu duàn liàn
I basically exercise every day.
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- 实 real, actual
- 际 situation, circumstance (combines with 实 to mean 'actual situation')
- 上 on, upon (forms adverbial suffix meaning 'in terms of')
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这道题看起来很难，实际上很简单。
zhè dào tí kàn qǐ lái hěn nán shí jì shàng hěn jiǎn dān
This problem looks difficult, but actually it's simple.
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现在很多会议都是线上举行的。
xiàn zài hěn duō huì yì dōu shì xiàn shàng jǔ xíng de
Nowadays many meetings are held online.
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你快点，还能赶上火车。
nǐ kuài diǎn hái néng gǎn shàng huǒ chē
Hurry up, you can still catch the train.
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他上下打量了我一番。
tā shàng xià dǎ liàng le wǒ yī fān
He looked me up and down.
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- 上 up, upward (indicating direction from local to remote/server)
- 传 to transmit, to transfer (the action of sending data)
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我需要上传这些照片到云端。
wǒ xū yào shàng chuán zhè xiē zhào piàn dào yún duān
I need to upload these photos to the cloud.
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太阳从东方上升。
tài yáng cóng dōng fāng shàng shēng
The sun rises from the east.
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房价又上涨了。
fáng jià yòu shàng zhǎng le
House prices have risen again.
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箭头向上指。
jiàn tóu xiàng shàng zhǐ
The arrow points upward.
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天上有很多星星。
tiān shàng yǒu hěn duō xīng xing
There are many stars in the sky.
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他第一次上台演讲很紧张。
tā dì yī cì shàng tái yǎn jiǎng hěn jǐn zhāng
He was very nervous going on stage to speak for the first time.
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这家公司计划明年上市。
zhè jiā gōng sī jì huà míng nián shàng shì
This company plans to go public next year.
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他在网上买东西上当了。
tā zài wǎng shàng mǎi dōng xi shàng dàng le
He was deceived when buying things online.
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我们计划在五月上旬出发去旅行。
wǒ men jì huà zài wǔ yuè shàng xún chū fā qù lǚ xíng
We plan to depart for travel in early May.
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我需要向上级汇报这个问题。
wǒ xū yào xiàng shàng jí huì bào zhè ge wèn tí
I need to report this issue to my superior.
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他是一个很上进的学生。
tā shì yí gè hěn shàng jìn de xué shēng
He is a very motivated student.
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根据上述分析，我们可以得出结论。
gēn jù shàng shù fēn xī wǒ men kě yǐ dé chū jié lùn
Based on the aforementioned analysis, we can draw a conclusion.
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成千上万的人参加了这次活动。
chéng qiān shàng wàn de rén cān jiā le zhè cì huó dòng
Thousands upon thousands of people participated in this event.
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新总统明天上任。
xīn zǒng tǒng míng tiān shàng rèn
The new president takes office tomorrow.
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上半场结束时比分是1比0。
shàng bàn chǎng jié shù shí bǐ fēn shì yī bǐ líng
The score was 1-0 at the end of the first half.
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- 上 upper, above (indicating higher hierarchical position)
- 司 to manage, to oversee (indicating managerial role)
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我需要向上司汇报这件事。
wǒ xū yào xiàng shàng sī huì bào zhè jiàn shì
I need to report this matter to my superior.
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轮到你上场了。
lún dào nǐ shàng chǎng le
It's your turn to go on stage.
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这座建筑的上层是办公室。
zhè zuò jiàn zhù de shàng céng shì bàn gōng shì
The upper floors of this building are offices.
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- 上 to go to, to ascend to (indicating the action of going to one's position)
- 岗 post, station (one's work position or duty station)
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所有保安必须按时上岗。
suǒyǒu bǎo'ān bìxū ànshí shàng gǎng
All security guards must go on duty on time.
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我们需要把这个问题上报给总部。
wǒ men xū yào bǎ zhè ge wèn tí shàng bào gěi zǒng bù
We need to report this issue to headquarters.
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这部电影下周上映。
zhè bù diàn yǐng xià zhōu shàng yìng
This film will be released next week.
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这个工厂位于河流的上游。
zhè ge gōng chǎng wèi yú hé liú de shàng yóu
This factory is located upstream of the river.
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这部经典歌剧将在国家大剧院上演。
zhè bù jīng diǎn gē jù jiāng zài guó jiā dà jù yuàn shàng yǎn
This classic opera will be performed at the National Theatre.
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吃太多辣的容易上火。
chī tài duō là de róng yì shàng huǒ
Eating too much spicy food easily causes internal heat.
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很多人看手机容易上瘾。
hěn duō rén kàn shǒu jī róng yì shàng yǐn
Many people easily become addicted to looking at their phones.
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飞机在城市上空飞过。
fēi jī zài chéng shì shàng kōng fēi guò
A plane flew over the city.
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电梯开始上行到十楼。
diàn tī kāi shǐ shàng xíng dào shí lóu
The elevator starts going up to the tenth floor.
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律师建议我们上诉。
lǜ shī jiàn yì wǒ men shàng sù
The lawyer advised us to appeal.
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政府决定上调最低工资标准。
zhèng fǔ jué dìng shàng tiáo zuì dī gōng zī biāo zhǔn
The government decided to raise the minimum wage standard.
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公司设定了加班时间的上限。
gōng sī shè dìng le jiā bān shí jiān de shàng xiàn
The company set an upper limit on overtime hours.
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这两支球队的水平不相上下，比赛非常激烈。
zhè liǎng zhī qiú duì de shuǐ píng bù xiāng shàng xià bǐ sài fēi cháng jī liè
These two teams are evenly matched, so the game is very intense.
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皇上今天很高兴。
huáng shàng jīn tiān hěn gāo xìng
Your Majesty is very happy today.
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- 纸 paper (representing theoretical/written work)
- 上 on (indicates the location where discussion happens)
- 谈 discuss, talk about (theoretical discussion)
- 兵 military strategy, warfare (the subject of discussion)
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不要纸上谈兵，应该多实践。
bù yào zhǐ shàng tán bīng yīng gāi duō shí jiàn
Don't be an armchair strategist; you should practice more.
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他的年龄我说不上。
tā de nián líng wǒ shuō bu shàng
I can't say his age.
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- 锦 brocade; represents something already beautiful or valuable
- 上 on, upon; indicates the position where something is added
- 添 add, increase; the action of adding enhancement
- 花 flower; represents additional beauty or embellishment
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她的演讲已经很精彩了，配上精美的PPT更是锦上添花。
tā de yǎn jiǎng yǐ jīng hěn jīng cǎi le pèi shàng jīng měi de PPT gèng shì jǐn shàng tiān huā
Her speech was already excellent, and the beautiful PPT made it even better.
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- 雪 snow (representing the initial misfortune)
- 上 on top (indicating position)
- 加 add (the action of adding more trouble)
- 霜 frost (representing additional hardship)
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他生病了，雪上加霜的是还丢了工作。
tā shēng bìng le xuě shàng jiā shuāng de shì hái diū le gōng zuò
He got sick, and to add insult to injury, he also lost his job.
来 lái — come, movement toward the speaker
Words with this character (50)
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他从楼上下来了。
tā cóng lóu shàng xià lái le
He came down from upstairs.
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他从房间里出来了。
tā cóng fáng jiān lǐ chū lái le
He came out of the room.
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我妈妈刚回来。
wǒ mā ma gāng huí lái
My mom just came back.
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早上我七点起来。
zǎo shang wǒ qī diǎn qǐ lái
I get up at seven o'clock in the morning.
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- 过 pass, cross over (indicates movement across a distance)
- 来 come (indicates directional movement toward the speaker)
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你过来一下。
nǐ guò lái yī xià
Come over here for a moment.
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请进来坐。
qǐng jìn lái zuò
Please come in and sit down.
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他当时不明白，后来才懂了。
tā dāng shí bù míng bai hòu lái cái dǒng le
He didn't understand at the time, but later he got it.
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她来自北京。
tā lái zì Běi jīng
She comes from Beijing.
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- 看 to look, to see; contributes the sense of observation or perception
- 来 to come; functions as a directional complement forming an expression for making inferences
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看来明天会下雨。
kàn lái míng tiān huì xià yǔ
It seems it will rain tomorrow.
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他从来不迟到。
tā cóng lái bù chí dào
He is never late.
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春天到来了。
chūn tiān dào lái le
Spring has arrived.
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原来你是老师。
yuán lái nǐ shì lǎo shī
So you're a teacher.
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我将来想当医生。
wǒ jiāng lái xiǎng dāng yī shēng
I want to be a doctor in the future.
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我本来想去，但是太忙了。
wǒ běn lái xiǎng qù dàn shì tài máng le
I originally wanted to go, but I was too busy.
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我来不及吃早饭就走了。
wǒ lái bù jí chī zǎo fàn jiù zǒu le
I didn't have time to eat breakfast and left.
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- 来 to come/approach (indicates temporal arrival)
- 得 structural particle (links verb with result complement)
- 及 to reach/attain (indicates successfully reaching in time)
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现在出发还来得及。
xiàn zài chū fā hái lái de jí
If we leave now, we'll still be in time.
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这个工具用来切水果。
zhè ge gōng jù yòng lái qiē shuǐ guǒ
This tool is used to cut fruit.
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- 以 from, since (marking the starting point in time)
- 来 coming up to now (indicates direction toward present)
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改革开放以来，中国发生了巨大的变化。
gǎi gé kāi fàng yǐ lái zhōng guó fā shēng le jù dà de biàn huà
Since the reform and opening up, China has undergone tremendous changes.
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欢迎大家前来参加我们的活动。
huān yíng dà jiā qián lái cān jiā wǒ men de huó dòng
Welcome everyone to come participate in our event.
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未来科技会改变我们的生活。
wèi lái kē jì huì gǎi biàn wǒ men de shēng huó
Future technology will change our lives.
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这些数据的来源很可靠。
zhè xiē shù jù de lái yuán hěn kě kào
The source of these data is very reliable.
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- 近 near, recent (indicates closeness in time)
- 年 year (the unit of time being referenced)
- 来 come, since (indicates a period continuing up to now)
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近年来，环境保护越来越受到重视。
jìn nián lái huán jìng bǎo hù yuè lái yuè shòu dào zhòng shì
In recent years, environmental protection has received more and more attention.
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这是一种外来物种。
zhè shì yī zhǒng wài lái wù zhǒng
This is a foreign species.
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我们两家人常常往来。
wǒ men liǎng jiā rén cháng cháng wǎng lái
Our two families often visit each other.
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冬天来临，天气变冷了。
dōng tiān lái lín tiān qì biàn lěng le
Winter has arrived, and the weather has become cold.
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我们两家经常来往。
wǒ men liǎng jiā jīng cháng lái wǎng
Our two families frequently interact.
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这个节日的由来很有趣。
zhè ge jié rì de yóu lái hěn yǒu qù
The origin of this festival is very interesting.
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这里的自来水很干净。
zhè lǐ de zì lái shuǐ hěn gān jìng
The tap water here is very clean.
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他近来工作很忙。
tā jìn lái gōng zuò hěn máng
He's been very busy with work lately.
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- 划 to calculate, to reckon (profitability)
- 不 not (negation)
- 来 feasible, workable (directional complement indicating result)
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坐出租车去太划不来了，我们坐地铁吧。
zuò chū zū chē qù tài huá bù lái le wǒ men zuò dì tiě ba
Taking a taxi is not worth it, let's take the subway.
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- 划 to calculate, to reckon
- 得 resultative particle indicating possibility or achievement
- 来 directional complement completing the resultative phrase
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这个价格很划得来。
zhè ge jià gé hěn huá de lái
This price is very worthwhile.
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到头来，他还是选择了回家。
dào tóu lái tā hái shì xuǎn zé le huí jiā
In the end, he still chose to go home.
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我们公司历来重视产品质量。
wǒ men gōng sī lì lái zhòng shì chǎn pǐn zhì liàng
Our company has always valued product quality.
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- 向 toward (indicates direction from the past)
- 来 come/since (indicates coming from the past to present)
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他向来不喜欢说话。
tā xiàng lái bù xǐ huan shuō huà
He has always disliked talking.
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多年来，这个城市发生了很大的变化。
duō nián lái zhè ge chéng shì fā shēng le hěn dà de biàn huà
Over the years, this city has undergone great changes.
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他从国外归来。
tā cóng guó wài guī lái
He returned from abroad.
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打开门，海风扑面而来。
dǎ kāi mén hǎi fēng pū miàn ér lái
Opening the door, the sea breeze blew in my face.
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- 来 to come; represents the arrival or obtaining of something
- 之 classical possessive particle; connects the components
- 不 not; negates the following character
- 易 easy; refers to ease or simplicity
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这个机会来之不易，你一定要把握住。
zhè ge jī huì lái zhī bù yì nǐ yí dìng yào bǎ wò zhù
This opportunity is hard-won, you must seize it.
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这幅画的来历不明。
zhè fú huà de lái lì bù míng
The origin of this painting is unknown.
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从北京到上海的来回票多少钱？
cóng Běi jīng dào Shàng hǎi de lái huí piào duō shao qián
How much is a round-trip ticket from Beijing to Shanghai?
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欢迎各位来宾参加我们的活动。
huān yíng gè wèi lái bīn cān jiā wǒ men de huó dòng
Welcome all guests to our event.
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我们来年再见吧。
wǒ men lái nián zài jiàn ba
Let's meet again next year.
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我刚才收到一个来电。
wǒ gāng cái shōu dào yí gè lái diàn
I just received an incoming call.
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明天会有重要客人来访。
míng tiān huì yǒu zhòng yào kè rén lái fǎng
Important guests will visit tomorrow.
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- 来 coming; the origin or source
- 龙 dragon; dragon veins (feng shui concept)
- 去 going; the result or outcome
- 脉 veins; the connecting thread or continuity
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他详细地解释了事情的来龙去脉。
tā xiáng xì de jiě shì le shì qing de lái lóng qù mài
He explained the ins and outs of the matter in detail.
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- 礼 Courtesy, propriety, gift
- 尚 Esteem, value, uphold
- 往 Go,往来 means going and coming (reciprocal exchange)
- 来 Come, 往来 means going and coming (reciprocal exchange)
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在中国文化中，礼尚往来是一种重要的社交礼仪。
zài zhōng guó wén huà zhōng lǐ shàng wǎng lái shì yī zhǒng zhòng yào de shè jiāo lǐ yí
In Chinese culture, courtesy demands reciprocity is an important social etiquette.
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这场暴风雨突如其来，让大家措手不及。
zhè chǎng bào fēng yǔ tū rú qí lái ràng dà jiā cuò shǒu bù jí
This storm came suddenly and unexpectedly, catching everyone off guard.
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- 翻 turn over, flip
- 来 indicates movement in one direction
- 覆 overturn, turn back
- 去 indicates movement in the opposite direction
Example
他昨晚翻来覆去睡不着觉。
tā zuó wǎn fān lái fù qù shuì bu zháo jiào
He tossed and turned all night, unable to fall asleep.
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- 苦 bitterness, suffering, hardship
- 尽 exhaust, finish, come to an end
- 甘 sweetness, pleasant times
- 来 come, arrive
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经过多年的努力，他终于苦尽甘来，实现了自己的梦想。
jīng guò duō nián de nǔ lì tā zhōng yú kǔ jìn gān lái shí xiàn le zì jǐ de mèng xiǎng
After years of hard work, he finally saw his fortunes turn and realized his dreams.
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- 长 long (duration)
- 期 period, term
- 以 by, with (grammatical connector)
- 来 come, since (indicates time up to now)
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长期以来，他一直在研究这个问题。
cháng qī yǐ lái tā yì zhí zài yán jiū zhè ge wèn tí
For a long time, he has been researching this problem.
Structure & writing
上 is a component in 4 characters
上 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order
来 is a component in 1 characters
consists of
未 is a component in 6 characters
丷 is a component in 24 characters
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