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The Chinese word shanglai - 上来 - shànglái
(to up to in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
shànglái
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English translations
to up to, begin, to be able to do, to get near,
to come up, at the beginning
Chinese characters:
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上来 ( shanglai / shànglái ) in traditional characters
上來
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 上来 ( shanglai / shànglái ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ni shanglai kankan ba.
Nǐ shànglai kànkan ba.– English translation: Come up and have a look.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
above | come
上来 ( shanglai / shànglái ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 202)
上来 ( shanglai / shànglái ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 202)
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