lái

come, coming; return, returning

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

來 stroke order diagram

WORDS

送往迎 sòng wǎng yíng lái see 迎來送往|迎来送往[ying2 lai2 song4 wang3]
順受 nì lái shùn shòu to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it; to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc
這樣一 zhè yàng yī lái thus; if this happens then
jìn lái to come in
guò lái to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of
guò lai see 過來|过来[guo4 lai2]
人 guò lái rén an experienced person; sb who has "been around (the block)"; sb who has personally experienced it
遠方鴻 yuǎn fāng lái hóng letter from afar (literary)
ěr lái recently; until now; up to the present; lately; also written 爾來|尔来
xǐng lái to waken
chóng lái to start over; to do sth all over again
金錢不能買幸福 jīn qián bù néng mǎi lái xìng fú money can't buy happiness
鉚起 mǎo qǐ lai to get enthusiastic; to put in all one's energy
鑒往知 jiàn wǎng zhī lái to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
長期以 cháng qī yǐ lái ever since a long time ago
無事 xián lái wú shì at leisure; idle; to have nothing to do
阿不提・阿不都熱西提 ā bù lái tí ・ ā bù dū rè xī tí Abdulahat Abdurixit (1942-), PRC engineer and politician, chairman of Xinjiang autonomous region 1994-2003, in 2003 vice-chair of 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
ā 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"
阿彌陀如 ē mí tuó rú lái Amitabha, Buddha of infinite light
倒去 diān lái dǎo qù to harp on; over and over; merely ring changes on a few terms
顛倒過 diān dǎo guò lái to invert
風雨欲 fēng yǔ yù lái lit. storm clouds approach; troubles lie ahead (idiom)
橫禍 fēi lái hèng huò sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)
飛去 fēi lái fēi qù to fly about; to fly hither and thither; to flit; to swarm; to spiral
飛出個未 fēi chū ge wèi lái Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-)