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Vocabulary list: Chinese direction complements: Basic verbal directions with 来 (lái) and 去 (qù) 语法：过、上、下、去、来、到、回、起、进、出

The words and example sentences of the grammar article “Chinese direction complements: Basic verbal directions with 来 (lái) and 去 (qù)”, in the order the article uses them.

10 words and 29 example sentences.

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Words 词

  1. 过(guo) (experienced action marker)
  2. 上(shàng) up
  3. 下(xià) down
  4. 去(qù) to go
  5. 来(lái) to come
  6. 到(dào) to reach
  7. 回(huí) to go back
  8. 起(qǐ) to rise
  9. 进(jìn) to go forward
  10. 出(chū) to go out

Example sentences 例句

  1. 请上来。

    Qǐng shànglái.

    Please come up.

  2. 你下来。

    Nǐ xiàlai.

    You come down.

  3. 让他上来。

    Ràng tā shànglái.

    Make him come up.

  4. 请上去。

    Qǐng shàngqù.

    Please go up.

  5. 好，我上去。

    Hǎo, wǒ shàngqù.

    OK, I'll go up.

  6. 谢谢。你可以下去了。

    Xièxie. Nǐ kěyǐ xiàqù le.

    Thanks. You can go down now.

  7. 好，我下去。

    Hǎo, wǒ xiàqù.

    OK, I'll go down.

  8. 他怎么还没下来呢？

    Tā zěnme hái méi xiàlai ne?

    How come he still hasn't come down?

  9. 从80楼可以看到整个城市，咱们上去看一下吧。

    Cóng bāshí lóu kěyǐ kàndào zhěnggè chéngshì, zánmen shàngqù kàn yíxià ba.

    From the 80th floor you can see the whole city - let's go up and have a look.

  10. 这个房子的地下室太恐怖了，我不敢下去。

    Zhège fángzi de dìxiàshì tài kǒngbùle, wǒ bùgǎn xiàqù.

    The basement in this house is too scary, I don't dare go down.

  11. 请进来。

    Qǐng jìnlái.

    Please come in.

  12. 我在换衣服，你别进来！

    Wǒ zài Huànyīfú, nǐ bié jìnlái!

    I'm getting changed, don't come in!

  13. 我今晚要出去。

    Wǒ jīnwǎn yào chūqù.

    I'm going to go out tonight.

  14. 小王，出来玩儿！

    Xiǎo Wáng, chūlái wánr!

    Xiao Wang, come out to play!

  15. 他把自己锁在房间里，不让人进去！

    Tā bǎ zìjǐ suǒ zài fángjiān lǐ, búràng rén jìnqù!

    He's locked himself in his room and won't let anyone in!

  16. 我忘了带伞，我要回去拿。

    Wǒ wàngle dài sǎn, wǒ yào huíqu ná.

    I've forgotten my umbrella - I'll go back and get it.

  17. 你什么时候从巴西回来？

    Nǐ shénme shíhou cóng Bāxī huílai?

    When are you coming back from Brazil?

  18. 你几点回去？

    Nǐ jǐdiǎn huíqu?

    What time are you going back?

  19. 你不要回来！

    Nǐ búyào huílai!

    Don't come back!

  20. 他星期二晚上回来。

    Tā xīngqī'èr wǎnshang huílai.

    He's coming back on Tuesday evening.

  21. 他看到了我，就过来跟我打招呼。

    Tā kàndàole wǒ, jiù guòlái gēn wǒ dǎzhāohu.

    He saw me and came over to say hello.

  22. 邻居买了新的车，我要过去看一下。

    Línjū mǎile xīn de chē, wǒ yào guòqù kàn yíxià.

    The neighbours have bought a new car - I'm going to go over and have a look.

  23. 你要不要过来吃饭？

    Nǐ yào búyào guòlái chīfàn?

    Do you want to come round to eat?

  24. 我看到了一个老人摔倒了，马上就过去帮忙。

    Wǒ kàndàole yí gè lǎorén shuāidǎole, mǎshàng jiù guòqù bāngmáng.

    I saw an old person fall down, and immediately went over to help.

  25. 请站起来。

    Qǐng zhàn qǐlai.

    Qǐng zhàn qǐlái.

  26. 已经下午一点了，你快点起来！

    Yǐjīng xiàwǔ yìdiǎn le, nǐ kuàidiǎn qǐlai!

    It's already 1pm - get up now!

  27. 老师进来教室的时候，学生都要站起来。

    Lǎoshī jìnlái jiàoshì de shíhou, xuésheng dōu yào zhàn qǐlai.

    When the teacher comes into the room, all the students should stand up.

  28. 我很想到北京去。

    Wǒ hěn xiǎngdào Běijīng qù.

    I'd really like to go to Beijing.

  29. 我希望你可以到这里来。

    Wǒ xīwàng nǐ kěyǐ dào zhèlǐ lái.

    I hope you can come here.