lái

come, coming; return, returning

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

來 stroke order diagram

WORDS

函 lái hán incoming letter; letter from afar; same as 来信
到 lái dào to come; to arrive
勁 lái jìn (dialect) to be full of zeal; high-spirited; exhilarating; to stir sb up
勢 lái shì momentum of sth approaching
去無蹤 lái qù wú zōng come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace
回 lái huí to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly
去 lái huí lái qù repeatedly; back and forth again and again
去地 lái huí lái qù de backwards and forwards
安 lái ān Lai'an county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
安縣 lái ān xiàn Lai'an county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
客 lái kè guest
年 lái nián next year; the coming year
往 lái wǎng to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with
得 lái de to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to
得及 lái de jí there's still time; able to do sth in time
得容易,去得快 lái de róng yì , qù de kuài Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
得早不如得巧 lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo arriving early can't beat coming at the right time; perfect timing
復槍 lái fù qiāng rifle (loanword); also written 來福槍|来福枪
復線 lái fù xiàn rifling (spiral lines on inside of gun barrel imparting spin to the bullet)
意 lái yì one's purpose in coming
文 lái wén received document; sent document
日 lái rì future days; (literary) the next day; (old) past days
日方長 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
朝 lái zhāo (literary) tomorrow (morning)
歷 lái lì history; antecedents; origin