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Pinyin lái

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Definition

to come

Usage

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周恩来 Zhōu Ēn lái

Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976

召之即来 zhào zhī jí lái

come as soon as called / at a moment's notice

有史以来 yǒu shǐ yǐ lái

since the beginning of history

后来 hòu lái

afterwards / later

向来 xiàng lái

always (previously)

否极泰来 pǐ jí tài lái

extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)

来不及 lái bu jí

there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth)

来得及 lái de jí

there's still time / able to do sth in time

回来 huí lai

to return / to come back

来回 lái huí

to make a round trip / return journey / back and forth / to and fro / repeatedly

姗姗来迟 shān shān lái chí

to be late / to arrive slowly / to be slow in the coming

娓娓道来 wěi wěi dào lái

Whisper

卷土重来 juǎn tǔ chóng lái

lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom) / fig. to regroup and come back even stronger / to make a comeback

历来 lì lái

always / throughout (a period of time) / (of) all-time

来历 lái lì

history / antecedents / origin

来华 lái Huá

to come to China

带来 dài lái

to bring / to bring about / to produce

来宾 lái bīn

guest / visitor

将来 jiāng lái

in the future / future / the future / CL:個|个[ge4]

礼尚往来 lǐ shàng wǎng lái

lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom) / fig. to return politeness for politeness

由来已久 yóu lái yǐ jiǔ

age-old / of old

近年来 jìn nián lái

for the past few years

引来 yǐn lái

draw / draw down

愈来愈 yù lái yù

more and more

归来 guī lái

come back；return

往来 wǎng lái

dealings / contacts / to go back and forth

来往 lái wǎng

to come and go / to have dealings with / to be in relation with

前来 qián lái

to come (formal) / before / previously

来函 lái hán

incoming letter / letter from afar / same as 来信

来到 lái dào

to come / to arrive

到来 dào lái

to arrive / arrival / advent

别来无恙 bié lái wú yàng

(literary) I trust you have been well since we last met

悲从中来 bēi cóng zhōng lái

overcome by feeling of sorrow / feel sadness welling up

想来 xiǎng lái

it may be assumed that

慕名而来 mù míng ér lái

to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location

慢慢来 màn màn lái

take your time / take it easy

扑面而来 pū miàn ér lái

lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils

信手拈来 xìn shǒu niān lái

have one's words at hand / write freely without too much hesitation

来者不拒 lái zhě bù jù

to refuse nobody (idiom) / all comers welcome

蜂拥而来 fēng yōng ér lái

pour in / come swarming / swarm forward

拿来 ná lái

to bring / to fetch / to get

兵来将挡 bīng lái jiāng dǎng

counter measure for measure / roll with the punches / take measures according to the actual situation

换来 huàn lái

in exchange / in return

接下来 jiē xià lái

to accept / to take / next / following

水来土掩 shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn

When the flood approaches bank up to keep it out. / have means to resist

原来 yuán lái

original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out

归去来兮 guī qù lái xī

I'm going home! / I am homeward bound.

魂兮归来 hún xī guī lái

May the spirit of the deceased come back to us!

携起手来 xié qǐ shǒu lái

Join hands

未来 wèi lái

future / tomorrow / CL:個|个[ge4] / approaching / coming / pending

手到擒来 shǒu dào qín lái

stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy

熙来攘往 xī lái rǎng wǎng

a place buzzing with activity (idiom)

起来 qǐ lai

to stand up / to get up / also pr. [qi3 lai2]

既来之 jì lái zhī

Already come

来之不易 lái zhī bù yì

hard-won / hard-earned

有朋自远方来 yǒu péng zì yuǎn fāng lái

It is always a pleasure to greet a friend from afar

本来 běn lái

original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course

过来 guò lái

to come over / to manage / to handle / to be able to take care of

来说 lái shuō

Say

进来 jìn lái

to come in

越来越 yuè lái yuè

more and more

来自 lái zì

to come from (a place) / From: (in email header)

来看 lái kàn

to come and see / to see a topic from a certain point of view

看来 kàn lai

apparently / it seems that

来源 lái yuán

source (of information etc) / origin

这样一来 zhè yàng yī lái

thus / if this happens then

不来梅 Bù lái méi

Bremen (city)

纷至沓来 fēn zhì tà lái

to come thick and fast (idiom)

来信 lái xìn

incoming letter / send a letter here

来势汹汹 lái shì xiōng xiōng

break in in full fury / bear down menacingly / come to look for trouble / One's aspect is like the noise of rushing water.

泰来 Tài lái

Tailai county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang

来源于 lái yuán yú

to originate in

你来我往 nǐ lái wǒ wǎng

Mutual exchange

凯旋归来 kǎi xuán guī lái

return with drums beating and banners flying / come back victorious / return home in triumph / return with flying colours / return with gongs beating and banners flying

出来 chū lái

to come out / to appear / to arise

以来 yǐ lái

since (a previous event)

传来 chuán lái

(of a sound) to come through / to be heard / (of news) to arrive

薄熙来 Bó Xī lái

Bo Xilai (1949-), PRC politician, appointed to the Politburo in 2007, sentenced in 2013 to life imprisonment for corruption and misconduct

来犯 lái fàn

to invade one's territory

用来 yòng lái

to be used for

由来 yóu lái

origin

留下来 liú xià lái

stay behind

人来疯 rén lái fēng

to get hyped up in front of an audience / (of children) to play up in front of guests

来京 lái jīng

Come to Beijing

从来 cóng lái

always / at all times / never (if used in negative sentence)

从来不 cóng lái bù

never

来而不往非礼也 lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě

not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical) / to respond in kind

买来 mǎi lái

Bought

马来西亚 Mǎ lái xī yà

Malaysia

来稿 lái gǎo

contribution

空穴来风 kōng xué lái fēng

lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom) / fig. unfounded (story) / baseless (claim)

突如其来 tū rú qí lái

to arise abruptly / to arrive suddenly / happening suddenly

素来 sù lái

consistently / always (in the past and now)

继往开来 jì wǎng kāi lái

to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

翻来覆去 fān lái fù qù

to toss and turn (sleeplessly) / again and again

来龙去脉 lái lóng qù mài

the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom) / (fig.) the whole sequence of events / causes and effects

来临 lái lín

to approach / to come closer

神来之笔 shén lái zhī bǐ

an inspired passage / a delicate touch / a stroke of genius

初来乍到 chū lái zhà dào

to be a newcomer / just off the boat

新来乍到 xīn lái zhà dào

newly arrived (idiom)

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