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来
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Strokes 4
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Decomp. 未丷
米 + 一
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Mandarin lái
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来 lái 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[hui2lai5]) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ... / the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4]) / (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[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2])
Results beginning with 来
来M lái M (coll.) (of women) to get one's period
来自 lái zì to come from (a place) / From: (in email header)
来源 lái yuán source (of information etc) / origin
来说 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ...
来到 lái dào to arrive / to come
来看 lái kàn to come and see / to see a topic from a certain point of view
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
来讲 lái jiǎng as to / considering / for
来回 lái huí to make a round trip / return journey / back and forth / to and fro / repeatedly
来得 lái de to emerge (from a comparison) / to come out as / to be competent or equal to
来信 lái xìn incoming letter / to send us a letter
来访 lái fǎng to pay a visit
来历 lái lì history / antecedents / origin
来往 lái wǎng to come and go / to have dealings with / to be in relation with
来宾 lái bīn guest / visitor
来函 lái hán incoming letter / letter from afar / same as 來信|来信[lai2 xin4]
来着 lái zhe auxiliary showing sth happened in the past
来世 lái shì afterlife / next life
来客 lái kè guest
来生 lái shēng next life
来袭 lái xí to invade / (of a storm etc) to strike / to hit
来华 lái huá to come to China
来意 lái yì one's purpose in coming
来势 lái shì momentum of sth approaching
来年 lái nián next year / the coming year
来路 lái lù incoming road / origin / past history
来头 lái tóu cause / reason / interest / influence
来台 lái tái to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC)
来由 lái yóu reason / cause
来日 lái rì future days / (literary) the next day / (old) past days
来犯 lái fàn (of enemy forces) to invade / to attack
来港 lái Gǎng to come to Hong Kong
来潮 lái cháo (of water) to rise / rising tide / (of women) to get one's period
来劲 lái jìn (dialect) to be full of zeal / high-spirited / exhilarating / to stir sb up
来论  op-ed
来台 lái - Tái variant of 來台|来台[lai2-Tai2]
来安 Lái ān Lai'an, a county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2zhou1], Anhui
来凤 Lái fèng Laifeng County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
来鸿 lái hóng incoming letter (literary)
来火 lái huǒ to get angry
来神 lái shén to become spirited
来示 lái shì (polite) your letter
来文 lái wén received document / sent document
来项 lái xiang income
来义 Lái yì Laiyi township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
来朝 lái zhāo (literary) tomorrow (morning)
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来不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth)
来源于 lái yuán yú to originate in
来得及 lái de jí to have enough time / can do it in time / can still make it
来访者 lái fǎng zhě visitor / (psychological counseling) client
来不得 lái bu dé cannot allow (to be present) / cannot admit
来福枪 lái fú qiāng rifle (loanword) / also written 來復槍|来复枪
来安县 Lái ān xiàn Lai'an, a county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2zhou1], Anhui
来宾市 Lái bīn shì Laibin, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3xi1 Zhuang4zu2 Zi4zhi4qu1]
来凤县 Lái fèng xiàn Laifeng County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
来复枪 lái fù qiāng rifle (loanword) / also written 來福槍|来福枪
来复线 lái fù xiàn rifling (spiral lines on inside of gun barrel imparting spin to the bullet)
来福线 lái fú xiàn rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun)
来火儿 lái huǒ r to get angry
来苏糖 lái sū táng lyxose (type of sugar)
来硬的 lái yìng de to get tough / to use force
来义乡 Lái yì xiāng Laii township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
来源国 lái yuán guó source country / source nation
来电显示 lái diàn xiǎn shì caller ID
来龙去脉 lái lóng qù mài lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom) / fig. the whole sequence of events / causes and effects
来者不拒 lái zhě bù jù to refuse nobody (idiom) / all comers welcome
来鸿去燕 lái hóng qù yàn lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom) / fig. always on the move
来历不明 lái lì bù míng (idiom) of unknown origin / of dubious background
来去无踪 lái qù wú zōng come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom) / to come and leave without a trace
来日方长 lái rì fāng cháng the future is long (idiom) / there will be ample time for that later / We'll cross that bridge when we get there
来踪去迹 lái zōng qù jì the traces of a person's movements / (fig.) sb's history / (fig.) the ins and out of a matter
来电等待  call waiting
来电转接  call forwarding
来电答铃 lái diàn dá líng (Tw) ringback tone (heard by the originator of a telephone call)
来回来去 lái huí lái qù repeatedly / back and forth again and again
来路不明 lái lù bù míng unidentified origin / no-one knows where it comes from / of dubious background
来自天外 lái zì tiān wài Butsu
来访事务处  Visitors Service
来弗欧克县 lái fú ōu kè xiàn Live
来回来去地 lái huí lái qù de backwards and forwards
来文工作组 lái wén gōng zuò zǔ Working Group on Communications
来而不往非礼也 lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical) / to respond in kind
来无影，去无踪 lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom) / to come and go without a trace
来得容易，去得快 lái de róng yì , qù de kuài Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
来得早不如来得巧 lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo arriving early can't beat coming at the right time / perfect timing
来自哥伦比亚的呼吁  The Call from Colombia
来者不善，善者不来 lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom). / Be careful not to trust foreigners. / Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
Approximate Results for 来
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]
起来 qǐ lai to stand up / to get up / also pr. [qi3lai2]
出来 chū lái to come out / to appear / to arise
出来 chu lai (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
原来 yuán lái original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out
未来 wèi lái future / tomorrow / CL:個|个[ge4] / approaching / coming / pending
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)
以来 yǐ lái since (a previous event)
后来 hòu lái afterwards / later / newly arrived
过来 guò lai see 過來|过来[guo4 lai2]
过来 guò lái to come over / to manage / to handle / to be able to take care of
带来 dài lái to bring / (fig.) to bring about / to produce
看来 kàn lai apparently / it seems that
回来 huí lai to return / to come back
本来 běn lái original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course
进来 jìn lái to come in
传来 chuán lái (of a sound) to come through / to be heard / (of news) to arrive
上来 shàng lái to come up / to approach / (verb complement indicating success)
用来 yòng lái to be used for
将来 jiāng lái in the future / future / the future / CL:個|个[ge4]
到来 dào lái to arrive / arrival / advent
前来 qián lái to come (formal) / before / previously
醒来 xǐng lái to waken
再来 zài lái come again
一来 yī lái firstly, ...
从来 cóng lái always / at all times / never (if used in negative sentence)
近来 jìn lái recently / lately
归来 guī lái to return / to come back
想来 xiǎng lái it may be assumed that
拿来 ná lái to bring / to fetch / to get
往来 wǎng lái dealings / contacts / to go back and forth
外来 wài lái external / foreign / outside
赶来 gǎn lái to rush over
向来 xiàng lái always (previously)
年来 nián lái this past year / over the last years
打来 dǎ lái to come to attack
由来 yóu lái origin
历来 lì lái always / throughout (a period of time) / (of) all-time
如来 rú lái tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
招来 zhāo lái to attract / to incur
重来 chóng lái to start over / to do sth all over again
二来 èr lái secondly, ...
听来 tīng lái to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc) / to ring (true) / to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression) / to hear from somewhere
马来 Mǎ lái Malaya / Malaysia
自来 zì lái from the beginning / always / to come of one's own accord
乱来 luàn lái to act recklessly / to mess around
素来 sù lái consistently / always (in the past and now)
特来 tè lái to come with a specific purpose in mind
少来 shǎo lái refrain (from doing sth) / (coll.) Come on! / Give me a break! / Save it!
古来 gǔ lái since ancient times / it has ever been the case that
胡来 hú lái to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules / to mess with sth / to make a hash of things / to cause trouble
捎来 shāo lái to bring sth to sb (news etc)
阿来 A1 lái Alai (1959-), ethnic Tibetan Chinese writer, awarded Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2000 for his novel 塵埃落定|尘埃落定[Chen2 ai1 luo4 ding4] "Red Poppies"
比来 bǐ lái lately / recently
尔来 ěr lái (literary) recently / lately / hitherto
迩来 ěr lái recently / until now / up to the present / lately / also written 爾來|尔来
怀来 Huái lái Huailai county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
惠来 Huì lái Huilai county in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong
日来 rì lái in the past few days / lately
生来 shēng lái from birth / by one's nature
泰来 Tài lái Tailai county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
旺来 wàng lái (Tw) pineapple (from Taiwanese 王梨, Tai-lo pr. [ông-lâi])
乌来 Wū lái Wulai township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
硬来 yìng lái to use force
迎来 yíng lái to welcome (a visitor or newcomer) / (fig.) to usher in
元来 yuán lái variant of 原來|原来[yuan2 lai2]
早来 zǎo lái to arrive early
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越来越 yuè lái yuè more and more
看起来 kàn qǐ lái seemingly / apparently / looks as if / appear to be / gives the impression that / seems on the face of it to be
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
从来没 cóng lái méi have never / has never
近年来 jìn nián lái for the past few years
接下来 jiē xià lái to accept / to take / next / following
多年来 duō nián lái for the past many years
从来不 cóng lái bù never
停下来 tíng xià lái to stop
想起来 xiǎng qi lai to remember / to recall
听起来 tīng qi lai to sound like
愈来愈 yù lái yù more and more
自来水 zì lái shuǐ running water / tap water
反过来 fǎn guo lái conversely / in reverse order / in an opposite direction
到头来 dào tóu lái in the end / finally / as a result
好起来 hǎo qǐ lai to get better / to improve / to get well
几天来 jǐ tiān lái for the past few days
过来人 guò lái rén an experienced person / sb who has "been around (the block)" / sb who has personally experienced it
薄熙来 Bó Xī lái Bo Xilai (1949-), PRC politician, appointed to the Politburo in 2007, sentenced in 2013 to life imprisonment for corruption and misconduct
翻过来 fān guò lái to overturn / to turn upside down
不来梅 Bù lái méi Bremen (city)
夜来香 yè lái xiāng tuberose (Agave amica) / night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum) (aka 夜香木[ye4xiang1mu4])
下不来 xià bù lái awkward / embarrassed / cannot be accomplished
喜来登 Xǐ lái dēng Sheraton (hotel chain)
合得来 hé de lái to get along with well / compatible
划不来 huá bu lái not worth it
舶来品 bó lái pǐn (old) imported goods / foreign goods
合不来 hé bù lái (of people) to be incompatible / to not get along / to be unable to see eye to eye
仙客来 xiān kè lái cyclamen (loanword)
划得来 huá de lái worth it / it pays to
在未来 zài wèi lái in the future
马来亚 Mǎ lái yà Malaya
马来人 Mǎ lái rén Malay person or people
外来语 wài lái yǔ loanword
几年来 jǐ nián lái for the past several years
又来了 yòu lái le Here we go again.
马来语 Mǎ lái yǔ Malaysian language
未来派 Wèi lái pài Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
未来学 wèi lái xué future studies
外来词 wài lái cí loanword
数来宝 shǔ lái bǎo folk theater consisting of recitation accompanied by clapper board rhythm
外来种  introduced species / naturalized species / exotic species
宝丽来 Bǎo lì lái Polaroid
蹦出来 bèng chū lai to crop up / to pop up / to emerge abruptly
波来古 Bō lái gǔ Pleiku, Vietnam
波来克 bō lái kè Pleiku, Vietnam
吃不来 chī bu lái to be unaccustomed to certain food / to not be keen on certain food
打来回 dǎ lái huí to make a round trip / a return journey
得来速 dé lái sù drive-thru (loanword)
登出来 dēng chū lái to publish / to appear (in print)
和得来 hé de lái variant of 合得來|合得来[he2de5lai2]
怀来县 Huái lái xiàn Huailai county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
换来换 huàn lái huàn to repeatedly exchange
惠来县 Huì lái xiàn Huilai county in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong
毁来性 huǐ lái xìng destructive / crushing (defeat)
老来俏 lǎo lái qiào old person who dresses up as teenager / mutton dressed as lamb
老来少 lǎo lái shào old but young at heart
林来疯 Lín lái fēng Linsanity / craze over Jeremy Lin 林書豪|林书豪[Lin2 Shu1 hao2]
马来鸻 Mǎ lái héng (bird species of China) Malaysian plover (Anarhynchus peronii)
马来文 Mǎ lái wén Malaysian language
慢慢来 màn màn lái take your time / take it easy
冒出来 mào chū lái to emerge / to pop up / to spring forth / to appear from nowhere
铆起来 mǎo qǐ lai variant of 卯起來|卯起来[mao3qi3lai5]
卯起来 mǎo qǐ lai (coll.) to get enthusiastic / to put in all one's energy
没来由 méi lái yóu without any reason / for no reason
年以来 nián yǐ lái since the year ...
拼起来 pīn qi lai to put together
人来疯 rén lái fēng to get hyped up in front of an audience / (of children) to play up in front of guests
如来佛 Rú lái fó Tathagata, one of the ten sacred names of Buddha
算起来 suàn qǐ lái to calculate / to estimate / in total / all told / (fig.) if you think about it
泰来县 Tài lái xiàn Tailai county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
谈得来 tán de lái to be able to talk to / to get along with / to be congenial
外来货 wài lái huò imported product
外来人 wài lái rén foreigner
外来娃 wài lái wá children born to parents from rural areas who have migrated to urban areas
未来式 wèi lái shì future tense
乌来乡 Wū lái xiāng Wulai township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
希伯来 Xī bó lái Hebrew
西来庵 Xī lái ān Xilai Temple (Tainan, Taiwan)
一路来 yī lù lái all the way / all along / since the start
在来米 zài lái mǐ (Tw) long-grained non-glutinous rice
站起来 zhàn qǐ lai to stand up
周恩来 Zhōu En1 lái Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976
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