来 lái

to come; to arrive; next

HSK 1 #15

Character data

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

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
重来 chóng lái
to start over; to do sth all over again
马来亚 mǎ lái yà
Malaya
马来人 mǎ lái rén
Malay person or people
一直以来 yī zhí yǐ lái
until now; for a long time now; in the past always
一般来讲 yī bān lái jiǎng
generally speaking
一觉醒来 yī jiào xǐng lái
to wake up from a sleep
一路来 yī lù lái
all along; since the start; all the way
下不来台 xià bù lái tái
to find oneself in an awkward situation
不来梅港 bù lái méi gǎng
Bremerhaven, German port
不请自来 bù qǐng zì lái
unsolicited; to turn up without being invited
人来疯 rén lái fēng
to get hyped up in front of an audience
什么风把你吹来的 shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
What brings you here? (idiom)
仙客来 xiān kè lái
cyclamen (loanword)
来M lái m
(coll.) (of women) to get one's period
来函 lái hán
same as 来信lái xìn; incoming letter; letter from afar
来去无踪 lái qù wú zōng
come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace
来回来去 lái huí lái qù
back and forth again and again; repeatedly
来回来去地 lái huí lái qù de
backwards and forwards
来安县 lái ān xiàn
Lai'an county in Chuzhou 滁州chú zhōu, Anhui
来得容易，去得快 lái de róng yì ， qù de kuài
Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
来得早不如来得巧 lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo
perfect timing
来日 lái rì
future days; (literary) the next day; (old) past days
来日方长 lái rì fāng cháng
the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
来朝 lái zhāo
(literary) tomorrow (morning)
来港 lái gǎng
to come to Hong Kong
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