来
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])
Example sentence
让我来弄。
Leave it to me.
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)
Learned around the same time
- 课 kè subject
- 课本 kè běn textbook
- 课文 kè wén text
- 口 kǒu mouth
- 块 kuài lump; chunk; piece
- 快 kuài rapid
- 老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
- 老人 lǎo rén old man or woman
- 老师 lǎo shī teacher
- 了 le (completed action marker)
- 累 lèi tired