lái

come, coming; return, returning

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

风雨欲 fēng yǔ yù lái lit. storm clouds approach; troubles lie ahead (idiom)
横祸 fēi lái hèng huò sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)
飞去 fēi lái fēi qù to fly about; to fly hither and thither; to flit; to swarm; to spiral
飞出个未 fēi chū ge wèi lái Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-)
半岛 mǎ lái bàn dǎo Malay Peninsula (possibly including Indonesia until 1945)
文 mǎ lái wén Malaysian language
西亚人 mǎ lái xī yà rén Malaysian person or people
西亚语 mǎ lái xī yà yǔ Malaysian (language)
语 mǎ lái yǔ Malaysian language
鸻 mǎ lái héng (bird species of China) Malaysian plover (Charadrius peronii)
马尾穿豆腐,提不起 mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it; fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])
往往 lái lái wǎng wǎng come and go
qǐ lái up; rise up; stand up; lift up
交出 jiāo chū lái hand over
跳去 tiào lái tiào qù to hop around; to jump back and forth
wǒ lái I'll do it; I'll handle it
流行起 liú xíng qǐ lái to become popular; to catch on
说 lái shuō to say; in terms of; in the case of
走去 zǒu lái zǒu qù walk back and forth
yáo lái shake over here; sway towards
越近 yuè lái yuè jìn closer and closer; getting nearer and nearer
清醒过 qīng xǐng guò lái regain consciousness; wake up from a state of unconsciousness or stupor
动去 dòng lái dòng qù to move around restlessly
yíng lái to welcome; to usher in
者 hòu lái zhě followers; those who come later; successors in a particular field or context