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來

lái

Novice Level 1 ★ Core word
VerbAdverbParticleNoun

來 (lái) is a Chinese word meaning “to come”. It sits at TOCFL Level 1 (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  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)
  4. ever since (as in 自古以來)
  5. for the past (amount of time)
  6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世)
  7. (between two verbs) in order to
  8. (after a round number) approximately
  9. (used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 談得來, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來)

Stroke order

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Example

這是給你的，你來拿。

This is for you; come get it.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).