lái

come, coming; return, returning

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

chóng lái to start over; to do sth all over again
亚 mǎ lái yà Malaya
人 mǎ lái rén Malay person or people
一直以 yī zhí yǐ lái in the past always; for a long time now; until now
一般讲 yī bān lái jiǎng generally speaking
一觉醒 yī jiào xǐng lái to wake up from a sleep
一路 yī lù lái all the way; all along; since the start
下不台 xià bù lái tái to be put on the spot; to find oneself in an awkward situation
梅港 bù lái méi gǎng Bremerhaven, German port
不请自 bù qǐng zì lái to turn up without being invited; unsolicited
疯 rén lái fēng to get hyped up in front of an audience; (of children) to play up in front of guests
什么风把你吹的 shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de What brings you here? (idiom)
仙客 xiān kè lái cyclamen (loanword)
M lái m (coll.) (of women) to get one's period
函 lái hán incoming letter; letter from afar; same as 来信
去无踪 lái qù wú zōng come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace
去 lái huí lái qù repeatedly; back and forth again and again
去地 lái huí lái qù de backwards and forwards
安县 lái ān xiàn Lai'an county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
得容易,去得快 lái de róng yì , qù de kuài Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
得早不如得巧 lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo arriving early can't beat coming at the right time; perfect timing
日 lái rì future days; (literary) the next day; (old) past days
日方长 lái rì fāng cháng the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later; We'll cross that bridge when we get there
朝 lái zhāo (literary) tomorrow (morning)
港 lái gǎng to come to Hong Kong