来
lái
Meaning 释义
- to come
- (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
- hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[huí lai])
- ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zì gǔ yǐ lái])
- for the past (amount of time)
- (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lái shì])
- (between two verbs) in order to
- (after a round number) approximately
- (used after 得[dé] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tán de lái], or after 不[bù] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chī bu lái])
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