来

to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on; 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])

Strokes
7
Pinyin
lái

Parts

Built from 来

Words with 来

  1. 一来yī lái · yilaifirstly, ...
  2. 上来shàng lái · shanglaito come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)
  3. 下来xià lai · xialaito come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
  4. 乱来luàn lái · luanlaito act recklessly; to mess around
  5. 二来èr lái · erlaisecondly, ...
  6. 以来yǐ lái · yilaisince (used after a specified time or event)
  7. 来Mlái m · laim(coll.) (of women) to get one's period
  8. 来世lái shì · laishiafterlife; next life
  9. 来事lái shì · laishi(coll.) (esp. after 會|会[hui4]) to be socially adept; to know how to handle people
  10. 来信lái xìn · laixinincoming letter; to send us a letter
  11. 来函lái hán · laihanincoming letter; letter from afar; same as 來信|来信[lai2 xin4]
  12. 来到lái dào · laidaoto arrive; to come
  13. 来劲lái jìn · laijin(dialect) to be full of zeal; high-spirited; exhilarating
  14. 来势lái shì · laishimomentum of sth approaching
  15. 来台lái tái · laitaito come to Taiwan
  16. 来回lái huí · laihuito make a round trip; return journey; back and forth
  17. 来客lái kè · laikeguest
  18. 来年lái nián · lainiannext year; the coming year
  19. 来往lái wǎng · laiwangto come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with
  20. 来得lái de · laideto emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to
  21. 来意lái yì · laiyione's purpose in coming
  22. 来文lái wén · laiwenreceived document; sent document
  23. 来日lái rì · lairifuture days; (literary) the next day; (old) past days
  24. 来朝lái zhāo · laizhao(literary) tomorrow (morning)
  25. 来历lái lì · lailihistory; antecedents; origin
  26. 来港lái gǎng · laigangto come to Hong Kong
  27. 来源lái yuán · laiyuansource (of information etc); origin
  28. 来潮lái cháo · laichao(of water) to rise; rising tide; (of women) to get one's period
  29. 来火lái huǒ · laihuoto get angry
  30. 来犯lái fàn · laifan(of enemy forces) to invade; to attack

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences