來
láilài HSK1

come

Senses

来/ 來 lái to come

To come; to arrive; to move toward the speaker; to crop up or happen

来/ 來 lái (also lai) [directional]

Used after a verb to indicate motion toward the speaker

来/ 來 lái in order to

Used between two verb phrases to show that the first action is the means or method used to achieve the second goal

来/ 來 lái since

Used after a time duration to mean "for the past..." or "ever since"

来/ 來 lái future

(bound form) Future; coming; next

来/ 來 lái to do

Used as a substitute for a more specific verb: to do; to bring; to get; to have

来/ 來 lái can

Used after 得 de or 不 bù to indicate being able or unable to do something

来/ 來 lái [sentence-final]

(informal) Used at the end of a sentence to indicate that something happened recently or to ask for a reminder of something that just occurred

来/ 來 lái around

Used after a round number to indicate an approximate amount: around; over; and more

来/ 來 lái [listing]

Used after numerals like "one" or "two" to list reasons or points

来/ 來 lái surname

a Chinese surname

来/ 來 lài to encourage

(bound form) To encourage; to reward; to induce to come

References

antonym 来/來 → 去/去
same_as 来/來 → 来着/來著
same_as 来/來 → 徕/徠
same_as 徕/徠 → 来/來
variant 俫/倈 → 来/來