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What 来 means

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)

Ideographic: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來

Made of 未 + 丷

Words with 来

• 回来huí laito return; to come back
• 起来qǐ laito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
• 起来qi lai(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]
• 出来chū láito come out; to appear; to arise
• 出来chu lai(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
• 过来guò láito come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of
• 看起来kàn qǐ laiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
• 进来jìn láito come in
• 下来xià laito come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)
• 从来cóng láialways; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
• 看来kàn laiapparently; it seems that
• 带来dài láito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce

来 in a sentence

• 你为什么不和我们一起来？

  nǐ wèi shén me bù hé wǒ men yì qǐ lái ？

  Why aren't you coming with us?

• 你必须在九点之前回来。

  nǐ bì xū zài jiǔ diǎn zhī qián huí lái 。

  You must come back before nine o'clock.

• 我对这个世界来说太老了。

  wǒ duì zhè ge shì jiè lái shuō tài lǎo le 。

  I am too old for this world.

• “电话响了。”“我来接。”

  “ diàn huà xiǎng le 。 ” “ wǒ lái jiē 。 ”

  "The phone is ringing." "I'll get it."

• 烟从烟囱里冒了出来。

  yān cóng yān cōng lǐ mào le chū lái 。

  The smoke went upward through the chimney.

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