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 stop
to turn out in force ready to attack (idiom)
variant of yuán lái
first come, first served; in order of arrival
Workers of the world, unite!
no killing envoys in war; protect messengers
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
there is a reason for it; (of sth) not incidental
if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it
(literary) I trust you have been well since we last met
unprecedented (idiom); unique
to have neither predecessors nor successors
Strait of Dover; Strait of Calais in the English channel
South Carolina, US state
imminent
Here we go again.
since ancient times; it has ever been the case that
to not be keen on certain food
extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
Zhou Enlai, first premier of the PRC
always at sb's beck and call
always at sb's beck and call
always bossing people around
to get along well; compatible