381 results for *来*

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  1. 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; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])

    trad. 來

Also written 來【lái】

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回来huí lai

to return; to come back

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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[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]

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出来chū lái

to come out; to appear; to arise

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出来chu lai

(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)

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起来qǐ lai

to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]

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过来guò lái

to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

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过来guò lai

see 過來|过来[guo4 lai2]

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下来xià lai

to 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)

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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

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进来jìn lái

to come in

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从来cóng lái

always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)

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看来kàn lai

apparently; it seems that

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带来dài lái

to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce

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来自lái zì

to come from (a place); From: (in email header)

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来到lái dào

to arrive; to come

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未来wèi lái

future; tomorrow; CL:個|个[ge4]; approaching; coming; pending

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本来běn lái

original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course

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原来yuán lái

original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out

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后来hòu lái

afterwards; later; newly arrived

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接下来jiē xià lái

to accept; to take; next; following

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用来yòng lái

to be used for

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越来越yuè lái yuè

more and more

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上来shàng lái

to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)

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停下来tíng xià lái

to stop

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醒来xǐng lái

to waken

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以来yǐ lái

since (used after a specified time or event)

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拿来ná lái

to bring; to fetch; to get

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从来不cóng lái bù

never

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到来dào lái

to arrive; arrival; advent

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将来jiāng lái

in the future; future; the future; CL:個|个[ge4]

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想来xiǎng lái

it may be assumed that

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来源lái yuán

source (of information etc); origin

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前来qián lái

to come (formal); before; previously

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慢慢来màn màn lái

take your time; take it easy

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来得lái de

to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to

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来不及lái bu jí

there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late

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原来如此yuán lái rú cǐ

(idiom) so that's how it is; I see

来电lái diàn

incoming telephone call (or telegram); to phone in; to send in a telegram; to have an instant attraction to sb; (of electricity, after an outage) to come back

来临lái lín

to approach; to come closer

乱来luàn lái

to act recklessly; to mess around

在我看来zài wǒ kàn lái

in my opinion

赶来gǎn lái

to rush over

少来shǎo lái

refrain (from doing sth); (coll.) Come on!; Give me a break!; Save it!

得来dé lái

to come by; to obtain through some means

来得及lái de jí

to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it

有史以来yǒu shǐ yǐ lái

since the beginning of history

传来chuán lái

(of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive

来讲lái jiǎng

as to; considering; for

话说回来huà shuō huí lai

(but) then again; (but) on the other hand