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来

lái

Traditional: 來

to come

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Meaning of 来 in English

láiHSK 1verbSyllabus #106
  1. to come
  2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
  3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
  4. ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2])
  5. for the past (amount of time)
  6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4])
  7. (between two verbs) in order to
  8. (after a round number) approximately

Example sentences

  1. 我会请汤姆来帮助我们。
    wǒ huì qǐng tāng mǔ lái bāng zhù wǒ men。
    I'll ask Tom to help us.
    Tatoeba #10983975 by Elaineeeeee · #10982662 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 是什么风把你吹来了啊？
    shì shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái le a？
    What has brought you here?
    Tatoeba #346463 by fucongcong · #16502 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 让我来给你举个例子吧。
    ràng wǒ lái gěi nǐ jǔ gè lì zi ba。
    Let me give you an example.
    Tatoeba #333672 by fucongcong · #71020 by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 来

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