Translation

• 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])

Synonyms

• 两, 些, 几, 头, 把, 数, 若干
• 下手, 为, 作, 做, 做做, 力抓, 办, 动手, 勇为, 将, 干, 弄, 打, 打出, 抓, 抓挠, 折腾, 搞, 整, 整治, 施, 施行, 肇, 自办, 行, 闹
• 临, 到, 到来, 来临, 来到, 至, 莅, 赶到, 赶来, 过来, 驶来
• 出自, 发源, 导源, 来源, 来源于, 来自, 根源, 源, 源于, 缘于, 自, 起源, 门源
• 产生, 出, 发, 发出, 发生, 时有发生, 有, 生, 生出, 起, 闹
• 来着

Examples

• 他来不来对我来说没区别。
  It makes no difference to me whether he comes or not.
• Fred来不来聚会对我来说没分别。
  It makes no difference to me whether Fred came to the party or not.
• 谁想来你就带谁来.
  You may bring whoever wants to come.
• 这本书对你来说读起来太难了。
  This book is too difficult for you to read.
• 问题是她到底来还是不来。
  The point is whether she will come or not.
• 春天来了，越来越温暖。
  Spring is here. It is getting warmer every day.
• 我醒来，发现原来一切都是场梦。
  I awoke to find everything had been a dream.
• 你来不来我的派对啊？
  Would you like to come to my party?
• 如果她不高兴， 她从来不表现出来。
  If she was displeased, she never showed it.
• 我数著星宿的星光来预测我爱情的未来。
  I count the sparkle of constellations to foretell the future of my love.