(v./adj.) to come, to occur; to get or earn; future, coming, next
(v.) used as a substitute of another verb (bring, drink, sing ...); used to indicate the manner or attitude
(v.) (before verb) will do, shall do, come in order to do; (after verb) indicate purpose, result or estimation, indicate the movement towards the speaker
(v.) (after 得 or 不) indicates capability of finishing a certain task
夹
(v.) press from both sides | (v.) carry under one's arms, place between, to mix | (n.) folder, clip, clamp, holder | (adj.) double layered, lined | (char.) (spoken Chinese) armpit (used only in this word 夹肢窝)
Words with 来
51
起
来
(v.) (used after verbs to indicate upward movement) | (v.) stand or sit up, rise to one's feet; get out of bed | (v.) (after verb or adjective, indicating beginning and continuation of an action or state) | (v.) (after a verb to indicate completeness, effectiveness); (after a verb to indicate a judgement, impression)
上
来
to come up | to approach | (verb complement indicating success)
下
来
to come down | (completed action marker) | (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) | (indicates continuation from the past towards us) | to be harvested (of crops) | to be over (of a period of time) | to go among the masses (said of leaders)
出
来
to come out | to appear | to arise
回
来
to return; to come back
进
来
to come in
过
来
to come over | to manage | to handle | to be able to take care of
后
来
(n.) later, afterwards
来
自
(v.) come from (a place)
看
来
apparently | it seems that
本
来
(adj./adv.) original; originally, in the past; in the first place, as a matter of course, naturally
从
来
(adv.) from past to now, always, at all times
将
来
(n.) future, in the future
来
不
及
(phr.) have no time, be too late to do something, it's too late
来
得
及
(phr.) there is still time, be able to do something in time
原
来
(adj.) original, former | (adv.) as it turns out, as a matter of fact (indicating that the real situation is revealed)
到
来
to arrive | arrival; advent
用
来
to be used for
未
来
(n./adj.) future; approaching, coming, next
以
来
(par.) since, from
来
源
(n./v.) source, origin; to stem from, to be derived from
前
来
to come (formal) | before | previously
近
年
来
for the past few years
近
来
(adv.) recently, lately
来
往
to come and go | to have dealings with | to be in relation with
来
临
to approach; to come closer
外
来
external | foreign | outside
往
来
dealings | contacts | to go back and forth
由
来
origin
自
来
水
running water; tap water
Same pronunciation
8
崃
name of a mountain in Sichuan
徕
used in 招徠|招徕[zhao1 lai2]
梾
used in 棶木|梾木[lai2 mu4]
涞
brook | ripple
箂
(bamboo)
莱
name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc) | Chenopodium album
铼
rhenium (chemistry)
騋
mare
Similar pronunciation
9
赖
(v./adj.) go back on one's word; to shift the blame onto sb else; to blame; depend on; hold on in one place; (oral) good
来
(v./adj.) to come, to occur; to get or earn; future, coming, next | (v.) used as a substitute of another verb (bring, drink, sing ...); used to indicate the manner or attitude | (v.) (before verb) will do, shall do, come in order to do; (after verb) indicate purpose, result or estimation, indicate the movement towards the speaker | (v.) (after 得 or 不) indicates capability of finishing a certain task | (char.) used as a syllable filler in ballads
濑
name of a river | rushing of water
瀬
Japanese variant of 瀨|濑
癞
scabies | skin disease
睐
Only in compound words
籁
a sound | a noise | musical pipe with 3 reeds
藾
(fragrant labiate plant)
赉
to bestow | to confer
Antonyms
3
去
(v.) go; go in order to do; (after a verb) indicating motion away from the speaker or a change in location | (char.) depart from; be lost; be apart (in time or space); last (year), previous; (linguistics) falling tone | (v.) remove; (euphemism) pass away, die; play a part or role (in a play)
回
(v.) to return, to go back, to turn around | (v./m.) to reply, answer back; (of the number of occurrence) time; (an event) piece; (of a novel) chapter | (char.) circle, wind
往
(prep./v.) towards, to; go, head for | (char.) previous, past; the past
Tossing and turning, intolerably upset, and always sleepy during the day.
你
快
过
来
帮
忙
啊
。
Quickly come and help me.
这
样
节
节
传
递
,
就
像
是
把
树
根
吸
收
的
水
分
给
抽
了
上
来
。
In this way, it is like pumping up the water absorbed by the roots.
她
来
中
国
。
She is coming to China.
我
来
了
!
I'm coming!
北
风
与
南
风
为
了
比
谁
更
有
能
力
而
吵
了
起
来
。
The north wind and the south wind quarreled over who was more capable than them.
首
先
,
我
来
自
我
介
绍
一
下
。
First of all, let me introduce myself.
你
明
天
什
么
时
候
来
?
When will you come tomorrow?
企
业
的
寿
命
越
来
越
短
。
The life span of enterprises is getting shorter and shorter.
我
对
物
理
越
来
越
感
兴
趣
了
。
I am getting more interested in Physics.
他
们
从
昏
迷
中
清
醒
过
来
。
They woke up from their coma.
爷
爷
几
十
年
来
都
天
天
看
报
。
Grandpa has been reading newspapers every day for decades.
她
从
伦
敦
来
。
She's from London.
我
马
上
出
来
了
,
你
在
哪
里
?
I'll be right out. Where are you?
接
下
来
(adj./conj.) next, following
请
你
上
来
一
下
!
Please come up here!
母
亲
却
说
,
近
来
他
们
比
较
忙
。
Mother said that they have been busy recently.
“
要
面
子
着
呢
,
从
来
没
有
辜
负
过
我
的
期
望
。
”
"I have to face up and never live up to my expectations."
概
括
来
说
,
就
是
以
方
便
为
原
则
。
To sum up, it is based on the principle of convenience.
请
来
一
瓶
可
乐
。
A bottle of Coke, please.
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