lái

come, coming; return, returning

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

者不拒 lái zhě bù jù to refuse nobody (idiom); all comers welcome
南卡罗纳 nán kǎ luó lái nà South Carolina, US state
顺受 nì lái shùn shòu to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it; to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc
年 lái nián next year; the coming year
举例说 jǔ lì lái shuō for example
近年 jìn nián lái for the past few years
这样一 zhè yàng yī lái thus; if this happens then
长期以 cháng qī yǐ lái ever since a long time ago
由 lái yóu reason; cause
人 wài lái rén foreigner
下不 xià bù lái awkward; embarrassed; cannot be accomplished
rú lái tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
历不明 lái lì bù míng of unknown origin
乍到 chū lái zhà dào to be a newcomer; just off the boat
居上 hòu lái jū shàng lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation; the pupil surpasses the master
空穴风 kōng xué lái fēng lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom); fig. unfounded (story); baseless (claim)
纷至沓 fēn zhì tà lái to come thick and fast (idiom)
sù lái consistently; always (in the past and now)
自古以 zì gǔ yǐ lái since ancient times
梅 bù lái méi Bremen (city)
古往今 gǔ wǎng jīn lái since ancient times; since times immemorial
时不再 shí bù zài lái Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)
路 lái lù incoming road; origin; past history
路不明 lái lù bù míng unidentified origin; no-one knows where it comes from; of dubious background
直去 zhí lái zhí qù going directly (without detour); (fig.) direct; straightforward (in one's manner or speech)