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来 (lái): to come

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 1verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to come
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 1
Strokes: 7
Radical: 木
Structure: 独体结构

Full definitions

to come
toward the speaker
ever since
for the past
the coming
the next
in order to
approximately
be possible
be impossible
to arrive
to happen
next

Chinese explanation

从别的地方到说话人所在的地方，和“去”相反
表示将来的时间，如“来年”
用在动词前表示想做某件事，如“我来帮你”
表示大约的数量，如“十来个人”。

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Example sentences

He will come to my house tomorrow.

When did you come?

Please come over here.

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