来
Meaning
- to come
- (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
- hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来)
Example sentence
让我来弄。
Leave it to me.
The character 来
来 is motion towards the speaker where 去 is motion away, so 回来 is coming back to where you are and 回去 is going back to where you are not. After a verb it points the action home: 拿来, 带来.
Words containing 来
- 出来 chū lái to come out
- 回来 huí lai to return; to come back
- 进来 jìn lái to come in
- 来到 lái dào to arrive; to come
- 起来 qǐ lai to stand up; to get up
- 带来 dài lái to bring
- 过来 guò lái to come over
- 后来 hòu lái afterwards; later
- 接下来 jiē xià lái to accept
- 来自 lái zì to come from (a place)
- 原来 yuán lái original; former
- 越来越 yuè lái yuè more and more
- 本来 běn lái original
- 传来 chuán lái (of a sound) to come through
- 从来 cóng lái always
- 将来 jiāng lái in the future
- 看起来 kàn qǐ lai seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
- 上来 shàng lái to come up
- 下来 xià lai to come down
- 以来 yǐ lái since (used after a specified time or event)
- 看来 kàn lai apparently
- 来不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late
- 来得及 lái de jí to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
- 来源 lái yuán source (of information etc)