上来/上去
shàng lái / shàng qù
上来 and 上去 are not about up. They are about where you stand
The picture A single arrow pointing upward. If its tip comes toward you, that is 上来; if it leaves you behind, that is 上去.
Where the picture shows up in 上来/上去
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up to where I am
电梯坏了,你走楼梯上来吧。
diàntī huài le, nǐ zǒu lóutī shàng lái ba
The lift is broken, come up the stairs.
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up away from me
我马上上去拿。
wǒ mǎshàng shàng qù ná
I'll go up and get it right now.
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carried up to me
麻烦你把这箱水搬上来。
máfan nǐ bǎ zhè xiāng shuǐ bān shàng lái
Could you bring this case of water up, please?
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up onto a surface
名字写上去就行了。
míngzi xiě shàng qù jiù xíng le
Just write your name on it.
Here 上 is not a floor but a surface. Landing on a page counts as 上 too.
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up out of your head
你问我为什么,我一时说不上来。
nǐ wèn wǒ wèishénme, wǒ yìshí shuō bu shàng lái
You ask me why, and nothing comes to me right now.