lái

to come; to arrive; next

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 15th character
Radical ⽊ (75.3)
Strokes 7
Index # 707
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

来 lái
  1. 1. to come
  2. 2. to arrive
  3. 3. next
  4. 4. ever since
  5. 5. to come round

Stroke order

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Words containing 来

Word Meaning
Wulai, a township in New Taipei, Taiwan
Wulai Township, New Taipei, Taiwan
a place buzzing with activity (idiom)
lately; recently; up to the present
to come with a specific purpose in mind
illness comes fast, goes away slowly
to publish; to appear (in print)
outspoken; blunt
to exchange flirting glances with sb
to use force
there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
to stand up
in total; all told; to estimate
to go round and round; be long-winded
to turn upside down; to overturn
mutton dressed as lamb
old but young at heart
to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression)
to sound like
always; from the beginning; to come of one's own accord
tap-water pipe; water mains; service pipe
inherent; innate
lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.
Bo Xilai, disgraced Chinese politician