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Up and Down
We’ve seen that 上 and 下 have many different uses. Here's another: you can add 来 and 去 after them to say things like like come down or go up! Notice that the word order is switched in Chinese.
上去
go up | 下去
go down |
上来
come up | 下来
come down |
What’s more, you can put these phrases after 走 or 跑 to show what direction you’re walking or running.
走上去
walk (and go) up | 跑上去
run (and go) up |
走上来
walk (and come) up | 跑上来
run (and come) up |
走下来
walk (and come) down | 跑下去
run (and go) down |
走下去
walk (and go) down | 跑下来
run (and come) down |