来 來
lái
HSK level: HSK 1
Meaning
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to
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Examples
跳进来。
tiào jìn lái。
Hop in.
他来了。
tā lái le。
He came.
我来啦。
wǒ lái la。
I'm coming.
Words with this character
起来 qǐ lai to stand up出来 chū lái to come out回来 huí lai to return下来 xià lai to come down来自 lái zì to come from带来 dài lái to bring过来 guò lái to come over未来 wèi lái future看来 kàn lai apparently原来 yuán lái original来到 lái dào to arrive越来越 yuè lái yuè more and more后来 hòu lái afterwards本来 běn lái original以来 yǐ lái since从来 cóng lái always进来 jìn lái to come in来源 lái yuán source将来 jiāng lái in the future到来 dào lái to arrive接下来 jiē xià lái to accept看起来 kàn qǐ lai seemingly上来 shàng lái to come up