来
to come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
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Character Decomposition
来=未+丷
Etymology
A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來
Meanings
to come
(used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in)
ever since (as in)
for the past (amount of time)
(prefix) the coming...; the next... (as in)
(between two verbs) in order to
(after a round number) approximately
(used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in)
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Words with 来 706 total
since ancient times; it has ever been the case that古来gǔ láito arrive · arrival; advent到来dào láilately · recently比来bǐ láioriginal · originally · at first · it goes without saying · of course本来běn láito come in进来jìn láito come over · to manage · to handle · to be able to take care of过来guò láiapparently · it seems that看来kàn laialways · at all times · never (if used in negative sentence)从来cóng láito come out · to appear · to arise出来chū láiguest · visitor来宾lái bīn(literary) tomorrow (morning)来朝lái zhāo
Idioms with 来 201 total
(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance本来面目běn lái miàn mù(literary) I trust you have been well since we last met别来无恙bié lái wú yàngcounter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action · to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation兵来将挡，水来土掩bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎncounter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action · to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation兵来将敌，水来土堰bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn