yī​lái

firstly

一来 (一來) yī​lái
firstly numeral
firstly; in the first place; for one thing

He didn't attend the gathering, firstly because he was too busy, and secondly because he wasn't feeling well.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
4.83 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
20.4 per million

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