lái

来

to come

HSK 2.0 · 1 HSK 3.0 · 1
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Words with 来

起来 qǐ lai to stand up; to get up HSK 1
出来 chū lái to come out; to appear HSK 1
回来 huí lai to return; to come back HSK 1
来到 lái dào to arrive; to come HSK 1
进来 jìn lái to come in HSK 1
来自 lái zì to come from (a place); From: (in email header) HSK 2
带来 dài lái to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce HSK 2
过来 guò lái to come over; to manage HSK 2
原来 yuán lái original; former HSK 2
越来越 yuè lái yuè more and more HSK 2
后来 hòu lái afterwards; later; newly arrived HSK 2
接下来 jiē xià lái to accept; to take HSK 2

Examples from your lessons

  • 你好吗?你看起来不太好。 Are you OK? You don't look very well. Lesson 11
  • 你怎么了?你看起来不舒服。 What's wrong? You look unwell. Lesson 11
  • 王老师,我可以进来吗? Teacher Wang, may I come in? Lesson 17
  • 你今天为什么没来上课? Why didn't you come to class today? Lesson 21
  • 你在哪儿?— 我在家里,马上就来! Where are you? — At home. I'll be right there! Lesson 111
  • 好,你明天别来上课了。 OK, don't come to class tomorrow. Lesson 114

Character facts

Radical
木 tree; wood, lumber; wooden
Parts
未 + 丷
Structure
Overlaid
Traditional
來
Unicode
U+6765

Ideographic: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來

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