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
to be late; to be slow in the coming; to arrive slowly
directly; in one's face (of wind); head-on (collision)
come for its fame; visit because well-known
sth assaults the senses; directly in one's face
momentum of sth approaching
rifling inside a gun barrel
to come to China
not worth it
worth it; it pays to
Polaroid
secondly, ...
loanword
Give me a break!; Save it!; (coll.) Come on!
Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
(old) imported goods; foreign goods
to harp on; over and over
gradually; little by little; in the course of time
cannot allow (to be present); cannot admit
Lai'an county in Chuzhou chú zhōu, Anhui
received document; sent document
to invade one's territory
Laifeng County in Enshi, Hubei
tuberose; Cestrum nocturnum, see also yè xiāng mù
Huilai county in Jieyang jiē yáng, Guangdong