updated sense approved 来/來 · lái · since
来 / 來
lái
since
ever since a specific point in time or for a duration of time looking backward
这三天来，他水米未进，身体非常虚弱。
directional, verb, measure word→ directional, verb, measure word, particleupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · possibility
来 / 來
lái
possibility
used after the particles 'de' or 'bu' to indicate potentiality, capability, or agreeableness
我跟那个人谈不来。
verb→ verb, pronounupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · hither
来 / 來
lái
hither
directional complement indicating motion toward the speaker
请你把那本书拿来。
verb, noun, punctuation, pronoun, particle, modal particle, time word→ verb, noun, punctuation, pronoun, particle, modal particle, time word, place nameupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · hither
来 / 來
lái
hither
directional complement indicating motion toward the speaker
请你把那本书拿来。
verb, noun, punctuation, pronoun, particle, modal particle→ verb, noun, punctuation, pronoun, particle, modal particle, time wordupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · come
来 / 來
lái
come
to arrive or move toward the speaker
他今天下午会来我办公室。
verb, directional, expression, adverb, particle, conjunction, pronoun, modal particle, noun, punctuation, place name→ verb, directional, expression, adverb, particle, conjunction, pronoun, modal particle, noun, punctuation, place name, measure wordupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · come
来 / 來
lái
come
to arrive or move toward the speaker
他今天下午会来我办公室。
verb, directional, expression, adverb, particle, conjunction, pronoun, modal particle, noun, punctuation→ verb, directional, expression, adverb, particle, conjunction, pronoun, modal particle, noun, punctuation, place nameupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · come
来 / 來
lái
come
to arrive or move toward the speaker
他今天下午会来我办公室。
verb, directional, expression, adverb, particle, conjunction, pronoun, modal particle, noun→ verb, directional, expression, adverb, particle, conjunction, pronoun, modal particle, noun, punctuationupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · hither
来 / 來
lái
hither
directional complement indicating motion toward the speaker
请你把那本书拿来。
verb, noun, punctuation, pronoun, particle, modal particle
updated sense approved 来/來 · lái · substitute
来 / 來
lái
substitute
used as a generic substitute for a more specific verb
你累了，让我来吧。
verb, place name, particle, pronoun→ verb, place name, particle, pronoun, numeralupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · come
来 / 來
lái
come
to arrive or move toward the speaker
他今天下午会来我办公室。
verb, directional, expression, adverb, particle, conjunction, pronoun, modal particle→ verb, directional, expression, adverb, particle, conjunction, pronoun, modal particle, nounupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · hither
来 / 來
lái
hither
directional complement indicating motion toward the speaker
请你把那本书拿来。
verb, noun, punctuation, pronoun, particle→ verb, noun, punctuation, pronoun, particle, modal particleupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · substitute
来 / 來
lái
substitute
used as a generic substitute for a more specific verb
你累了，让我来吧。
verb, place name, particle→ verb, place name, particle, pronounupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · come
来 / 來
lái
come
to arrive or move toward the speaker
他今天下午会来我办公室。
verb, directional, expression, adverb, particle, conjunction, pronoun→ verb, directional, expression, adverb, particle, conjunction, pronoun, modal particleupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · hither
来 / 來
lái
hither
directional complement indicating motion toward the speaker
请你把那本书拿来。
verb, noun, punctuation, pronoun→ verb, noun, punctuation, pronoun, particleupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · come
来 / 來
lái
come
to arrive or move toward the speaker
他今天下午会来我办公室。
verb, directional, expression, adverb, particle, conjunction→ verb, directional, expression, adverb, particle, conjunction, pronounupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · substitute
来 / 來
lái
substitute
used as a generic substitute for a more specific verb
你累了，让我来吧。
verb, place name→ verb, place name, particleupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · substitute
来 / 來
lái
substitute
used as a generic substitute for a more specific verb
你累了，让我来吧。
verb→ verb, place nameupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · come
来 / 來
lái
come
to arrive or move toward the speaker
他今天下午会来我办公室。
verb, directional, expression, adverb, particle→ verb, directional, expression, adverb, particle, conjunctionupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · hither
来 / 來
lái
hither
directional complement indicating motion toward the speaker
请你把那本书拿来。
verb, noun, punctuation→ verb, noun, punctuation, pronounupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · come
来 / 來
lái
come
to arrive or move toward the speaker
他今天下午会来我办公室。
verb, directional, expression, adverb→ verb, directional, expression, adverb, particleupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · hither
来 / 來
lái
hither
directional complement indicating motion toward the speaker
请你把那本书拿来。
verb, noun→ verb, noun, punctuationupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · come
来 / 來
lái
come
to arrive or move toward the speaker
他今天下午会来我办公室。
verb, directional, expression→ verb, directional, expression, adverbupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · approximately
来 / 來
lái
approximately
used after a round number to indicate an estimate
操场上有二十来个学生在踢球。
numeral→ numeral, particleupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · begin
来 / 來
lái
begin
sentence-final particle used after a verb (often with 了) to indicate the start or initiation of an action or that people have begun to do something→ sentence-final particle used after a verb (often with [[了|了|le5]]) to indicate the start or initiation of an action or that people have begun to do something他们坐在公园的长椅上，谈起了话来。
verb, particle, adverb, punctuation
updated sense approved 来/來 · lái · future — "example sentence updated"
来 / 來
lái
future
prefix indicating the coming or next time period
来年我们打算去北京旅游。→ 大家都在共同努力，期待着来年能有一个好的收成。verb, time word
updated sense approved 来/來 · lái · future
来 / 來
lái
future
prefix indicating the coming or next time period
来年我们打算去北京旅游。
verb→ verb, time wordupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · since — "example sentence updated"
来 / 來
lái
since
ever since a specific point in time or for a duration of time looking backward
多年以来，他一直坚持练习书法。→ 这三天来，他水米未进，身体非常虚弱。directional, verb, measure word
updated sense approved 来/來 · lái · approximately
来 / 來
lái
approximately
used after a round number to indicate an estimate
操场上有二十来个学生在踢球。
—→ numeralupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · in order to
来 / 來
lái
in order to
connector between two verbs or phrases used to indicate purpose
大家通过讨论来解决问题。
verb, particle, adverb, noun→ verb, particle, adverb, noun, directionalupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · begin
来 / 來
lái
begin
sentence-final particle used after a verb (often with 了) to indicate the start or initiation of an action or that people have begun to do something
他们坐在公园的长椅上，谈起了话来。
verb, particle, adverb→ verb, particle, adverb, punctuationupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · in order to
来 / 來
lái
in order to
connector between two verbs or phrases used to indicate purpose
大家通过讨论来解决问题。
verb, particle, adverb→ verb, particle, adverb, nounupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · since
来 / 來
lái
since
ever since a specific point in time or for a duration of time looking backward
多年以来，他一直坚持练习书法。
directional, verb→ directional, verb, measure wordupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · in order to
来 / 來
lái
in order to
connector between two verbs or phrases used to indicate purpose
大家通过讨论来解决问题。
verb→ verb, particle, adverbupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · future
来 / 來
lái
future
prefix indicating the coming or next time period
来年我们打算去北京旅游。
—→ verbupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · come
来 / 來
lái
come
to arrive or move toward the speaker
他今天下午会来我办公室。
verb→ verb, directional, expressionupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · since
来 / 來
lái
since
ever since a specific point in time or for a duration of time looking backward
多年以来，他一直坚持练习书法。
directional→ directional, verbupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · hither
来 / 來
lái
hither
directional complement indicating motion toward the speaker
请你把那本书拿来。
lai→ ——→ verb, nounupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · begin
来 / 來
lái
begin
sentence-final particle used after a verb (often with 了) to indicate the start or initiation of an action or that people have begun to do something
他们坐在公园的长椅上，谈起了话来。
verb→ verb, particle, adverbupdated sense approved 来/來 · lái · since
来 / 來
lái
since
ever since a specific point in time or for a duration of time looking backward
多年以来，他一直坚持练习书法。
—→ directionalcreated sense approved 来/來 · lái · begin
来 / 來
lái
begin
sentence-final particle used after a verb (often with 了) to indicate the start or initiation of an action or that people have begun to do something
他们坐在公园的长椅上，谈起了话来。
verb
created sense approved 来/來 · lái · approximately
来 / 來
lái
approximately
used after a round number to indicate an estimate
操场上有二十来个学生在踢球。
created sense approved 来/來 · lái · substitute
来 / 來
lái
substitute
used as a generic substitute for a more specific verb
你累了，让我来吧。
verb
created sense approved 来/來 · lái · since
来 / 來
lái
since
ever since a specific point in time or for a duration of time looking backward
多年以来，他一直坚持练习书法。
created sense approved 来/來 · lái · possibility
来 / 來
lái
possibility
used after the particles 'de' or 'bu' to indicate potentiality, capability, or agreeableness
我跟那个人谈不来。
verb
created sense approved 来/來 · lái · in order to
来 / 來
lái
in order to
connector between two verbs or phrases used to indicate purpose
大家通过讨论来解决问题。
verb
created sense approved 来/來 · lái · hither
来 / 來
lái
hither
directional complement indicating motion toward the speaker
请你把那本书拿来。
lai
created sense approved 来/來 · lái · future
来 / 來
lái
future
prefix indicating the coming or next time period
来年我们打算去北京旅游。
created sense approved 来/來 · lái · come
来 / 來
lái
come
to arrive or move toward the speaker
他今天下午会来我办公室。
verb