Keyword
to come
- to arrive
- to return
- in the future
- later on
- Frequency
- #21
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
lái100%
Mnemonic
A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來
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来
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来 (huílai)); ever since (as in 自古以来 (zìgǔyǐlái)); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世 (láishì)); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来 (tándelái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来 (chībulái))
起来
to stand up; to get up; also pr. qi3lái
出来
to come out; to appear; to arise
来自
to come from (a place); From: (in email header)
未来
future; tomorrow; approaching; coming; pending
以来
since (used after a specified time or event)
后来
afterwards; later; newly arrived
回来
to return; to come back
原来
original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out
带来
to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
来源
source (of information etc); origin
下来
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)
Particle
看来
apparently; it seems that
越来越
more and more
过来
to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of
本来
original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
来到
to arrive; to come
从来
always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
用来
to be used for
马来西亚
Malaysia
进来
to come in
看起来
seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
将来
in the future; future; the future
上来
to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)