来
来來 HSK 1 準備級 1 · Novice 1 進階級 · Level 3 高階級 · Level 4
- to come
- (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
- hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来 (回來))
- ever since (as in 自古以来 (自古以來))
- for the past (amount of time)
- (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世 (來世))
- (between two verbs) in order to
- (after a round number) approximately
- (used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来 (談得來), or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来 (吃不來))
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 来 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.
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Character breakdown
Example sentences
- 进来 Come in.
- 进来！ Come in.
- 进来。 Come in.
- 來了。 I'm here.
- 快來了 Come quick.
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