lái

come, coming; return, returning

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

來 stroke order diagram

WORDS

愛得死去活 ài de sǐ qù huó lái to be madly in love
慕名而 mù míng ér lái to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location
慢慢 màn màn lái take your time; take it easy
huái lái Huailai county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
縣 huái lái xiàn Huailai county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
手到拈 shǒu dào niān lái lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); fig. easy to do
手到擒 shǒu dào qín lái stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
回 dǎ lái huí to make a round trip; a return journey
拉不出屎怨茅房 lā bù chū shǐ lái yuàn máo fáng lit. to blame the toilet because one is having difficulty completing a bowel movement (idiom); fig. to blame others for problems caused by one's own shortcomings
zhāo lái to attract; to incur
拼起 pīn qi lai to put together
ná lái to bring; to fetch; to get
主義 ná lái zhǔ yì the attitude of mechanically borrowing (ideas etc)
shāo lái to bring sth to sb (news etc)
接下 jiē xià lái to accept; to take; next; following
接踵而 jiē zhǒng ér lái to come one after the other
推去 tuī lái tuī qù (idiom) to rudely push and pull others; (idiom) to evade responsibility and push it to others
換 huàn lái huàn to repeatedly exchange
撲面而 pū miàn ér lái lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face; sth assaults the senses; blatant (advertising); eye-catching; (a smell) assaults the nostrils
擠去 jǐ lái jǐ qù to mill about; to jostle
放馬過 fàng mǎ guò lái bring it on!; give me all you got!
數不過 shǔ bù guò lái can't manage to count; too many to count
寶 shǔ lái bǎo folk theater consisting of recitation accompanied by clapper board rhythm
乍到 xīn lái zhà dào newly arrived (idiom)
之,則安之 jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy.; Since this is so, we should accept it.; Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth.; If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.