Used after a verb or adjective to indicate the start and continuation of an action, or the achievement of a result or state

To return to the place of the speaker or a previously mentioned original location

to come out; to emerge from inside to outside towards the speaker

To move from another place toward the speaker or the point of interest; to come over or come up.

Used after a verb to show motion down and toward the speaker, or to show that an action is continuing from the past into the present.

used to indicate a perspective or point of view, often translated as to or for someone

Always; at all times; all along; used to express that something has consistently been a certain way from the past up until the present, frequently appearing in negative sentences to mean "never".

it looks as if; apparently; used to express an estimation or inference based on the situation

since a specific time in the past until now; in the past period of time

attributive adjective used to describe a state or situation as it was previously; former; initial

to come from; to stem or originate from a place or source; also used in email headers for the sender

To enter from the outside toward the speaker

The time or prospects following the present; time to come

to bring; to bring about; to produce or result in

more and more; increasingly; indicates a steady change in degree over time

To arrive or come to a place.

originally; at first; in the beginning

Describes a time after a specific point in the past; later on; subsequently

source; origin; the place where something begins or comes from

for the past few years; in recent times

To come up; to move from a lower to a higher position (as a main verb or after another verb); to move from a lower level to a higher level of an organization

the time yet to come; in the future

to be used for; to use something to achieve a certain purpose

it looks as if; apparently; gives the impression that (often used to introduce a judgment or inference)

to arrive from another place; to reach a destination

(formal) to come; to arrive; to show up

to stay or remain in a place after others have left; to be left over

describing something (usually time or an event) that is about to follow or happen next

to wake up; to awaken from sleep

Used to introduce a topic or perspective from which something is being considered, similar to "as far as ... is concerned" or "speaking of ...".

to arrive or come through, especially of sounds, news, or information

to welcome a visitor or newcomer; to meet a guest

Coming from the outside, another place, or a foreign country; foreign; incoming.

to arrive or approach (often of a season or event)

To come back or return to a place; to recur.

Used to list reasons or points, often in the pattern [[一来...二来...|一來...二來...|yi1 lai2 ... er4 lai2 ...]], meaning "firstly... and secondly..."

for the past many years; over many years

take your time; take it easy. Used to reassure someone and tell them not to worry or rush.

Used at the end of a question to ask about something that has been forgotten but is on the tip of one's tongue, meaning 'again' or 'remind me'

recently; lately; these days

country in Southeast Asia

to hurry to a place; to rush over here

to bring; to fetch; to get by picking something up

to stand up; to rise to one's feet

there is not enough time to do something or to manage a task

to come and go; to travel between two places

since the beginning of recorded history; from the dawn of history to the present day

An incoming telephone call, telegram, or message.

Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader and the first premier of the People's Republic of China serving from 1949 to 1976