lái

come, coming; return, returning

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

看 lái kàn to come and see; to see a topic from a certain point of view
得 lái de to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to
访 lái fǎng to pay a visit
不 cóng lái bù never
一般说 yī bān lái shuō generally speaking
luàn lái to act recklessly; to mess around
宾 lái bīn Laibin prefecture-level city in Guangxi; guest; visitor
yī lái firstly, ...
wài lái external; foreign; outside
到头 dào tóu lái in the end; finally; as a result
总的说 zǒng de lái shuō generally speaking; to sum up; in summary; in short
wǎng lái dealings; contacts; to go back and forth
希伯 xī bó lái Hebrew
反过 fǎn guo lái conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction
源于 lái yuán yú to originate in
xiǎng lái it may be assumed that
合得 hé de lái to get along well; compatible; also written 和得來|和得来[he2 de5 lai2]
hú lái to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules; to mess with sth; to make a hash of things; to cause trouble
水 zì lái shuǐ running water; tap water
有生以 yǒu shēng yǐ lái since birth; for one's whole life
头 lái tóu cause; reason; interest; influence
龙去脉 lái lóng qù mài the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
合不 hé bù lái unable to get along together; incompatible
卷土重 juǎn tǔ chóng lái lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom); fig. to regroup and come back even stronger; to make a comeback
复枪 lái fù qiāng rifle (loanword); also written 來福槍|来福枪