来
Meaning
lái lai2
- to come
- (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
- hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来)
- ever since (as in 自古以来)
- for the past (amount of time)
- (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世)
- (between two verbs) in order to
- (after a round number) approximately
- (used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来)
Example sentences
- Could you come to tomorrow's meeting?
- Did anyone come in my absence?
- Don't forget to pick me up at 6 o'clock tomorrow.
- Her father won't come, he is really busy.
HSK words with 来 · 24 of 67
- 起来qǐlaito stand up
- 出来chūláito come out
- 回来huílaito return; to come back
- 来到láidàoto arrive; to come
- 进来jìnláito come in
- 来自láizìto come from (a place)
- 带来dàiláito bring
- 过来guòláito come over
- 原来yuánláioriginal
- 越来越yuèláiyuèmore and more
- 后来hòuláiafterwards; later
- 接下来jiēxiàláito accept
- 下来xiàlaito come down
- 本来běnláioriginal
- 以来yǐláisince (a previous event)
- 从来cóngláialways
- 将来jiāngláiin the future
- 看起来kànqǐlaiseemingly
- 上来shàngláito come up
- 传来chuánlái(of a sound) to come through
- 未来wèiláifuture
- 看来kànlaiapparently
- 来源láiyuánsource (of information etc)
- 来不及láibujíthere's not enough time (to do sth)