lái

come, coming; return, returning

DEFINITIONS

來 lái
  • to come
  • to arrive
  • to come round
  • ever since
  • next

STROKES

WORDS

rì lái in the past few days; lately
zǎo lái to come early; already; early
是騾子是馬,拉出遛遛 shì luó zi shì mǎ , lā chū lai liù liu see 是騾子是馬,牽出來遛遛|是骡子是马,牵出来遛遛[shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , qian1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5]
是騾子是馬,牽出遛遛 shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom); fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating; to show what one is made of
時不再 shí bù zài lái Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)
運轉 shí lái yùn zhuǎn the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break; things change for the better
有備而 yǒu bèi ér lái to come prepared
有史以 yǒu shǐ yǐ lái since the beginning of history
有生以 yǒu shēng yǐ lái since birth; for one's whole life
wèi lái future; tomorrow; CL:個|个[ge4]; approaching; coming; pending
主義 wèi lái zhǔ yì Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
學 wèi lái xué future studies
式 wèi lái shì future tense
業績 wèi lái yè jì future yield (of investment)
派 wèi lái pài Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
面目 běn lái miàn mù true colors; true features
瘋 lín lái fēng Linsanity; craze over Jeremy Lin 林書豪|林书豪[Lin2 Shu1 hao2]
機不可失,失不再 jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái opportunity knocks but once (idiom)
機不可失,時不再 jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
機會帶成功 jī huì dài lái chéng gōng Opportunity brings success. (idiom)
lì lái always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time
最低點 lì lái zuì dī diǎn all time low (point)
死去活 sǐ qù huó lái to hover between life and death (idiom); to suffer terribly; within an inch of one's life
性 huǐ lái xìng destructive; crushing (defeat)