来來

来來 lái ㄌㄞˊ loi4 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 huí lai ㄏㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄌㄞ )
ever since (as in 自古以来自古以來 zì gǔ yǐ lái ㄗˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ )
for the past (amount of time)
(prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世來世 lái shì ㄌㄞˊ ㄕˋ )
(between two verbs) in order to
(after a round number) approximately
(used after 得 dé ㄉㄜˊ to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来談得來 tán de lái ㄊㄢˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄞˊ , or after 不 bù ㄅㄨˋ to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来吃不來 chī bu lái ㄔ ˙ㄅㄨㄌㄞˊ )

Practice writing

Draw 来 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

进来進來 ( jìn lái zeon3 loi4 )

Come in.
进来進來 ( jìn lái zeon3 loi4 )！

Come in.
进来進來 ( jìn lái zeon3 loi4 )。

Come in.
来來 ( lái loi4 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

I'm here.
快 ( kuài faai3 ) 来來 ( lái loi4 ) 了 ( le liu5 )

Come quick.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.