come up; ascend
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to come up; to ascend (from a lower place)
Neutral tone on '来' in this sense indicates a directional complement.
Tā他
zài在
lóu楼
xià下
kàn看
shū书
，
bàn半
tiān天
méi没
shàng上
lai来
。
He's been reading downstairs and hasn't come up for a long time.
Diàn电
tī梯
huài坏
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
děi得
zǒu走
shàng上
lai来
le了
。
The elevator is broken, so we have to walk up.
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Shuǐ水
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
zhǎng涨
shàng上
lai来
le了
。
The water rose up very quickly.