·lái
来
neutral tone directional complement
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesverb
towards the speaker
informalNeutral tone form of directional complement, used in daily spoken Chinese
Bǎ把
shū书
ná拿
guò过
lái来
gěi给
wǒ我
kàn看
kan看
。
Bring the book over here for me to look at.
Xiāo消
xi息
chuán传
guò过
lái来
le了
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
hěn很
gāo高
xìng兴
。
The news came over, everyone is very happy.
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Tā他
pǎo跑
guò过
lái来
gēn跟
wǒ我
dǎ打
zhāo招
hu呼
。
He ran over to say hello to me.
Kuài快
bǎ把
chuāng窗
hu户
guān关
guò过
lái来
，
wài外
miàn面
fēng风
tài太
dà大
le了
。
Quickly close the window, the wind outside is too strong.
Péng朋
yǒu友
sòng送
guò过
lái来
yī一
shù束
piào漂
liang亮
de的
xiān鲜
huā花
。
A friend sent over a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
verb
indicates result or state
informalNeutral tone form, used to express the result or state of an action
Wǒ我
xiě写
lái来
xiě写
qù去
，
hái还
shì是
jué觉
de得
dì第
yī一
gè个
fāng方
àn案
zuì最
hǎo好
。
After writing and rewriting, I still think the first plan is the best.
Xǐng醒
lái来
yī一
kàn看
，
tiān天
dōu都
hēi黑
le了
。
I woke up and saw that it was already dark.
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Xiǎng想
lái来
xiǎng想
qù去
，
wǒ我
hái还
shì是
jué决
dìng定
liú留
zài在
běn本
dì地
fā发
zhǎn展
。
After thinking over and over again, I decided to stay locally for development.
Kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
zhè这
chǎng场
yǔ雨
yào要
xià下
yī一
zhěng整
tiān天
le了
。
It looks like this rain will last all day.
Tīng听
lái来
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
hěn很
kě可
kào靠
。
This news sounds very reliable.