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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 huí lai)
ever since (as in zì gǔ yǐ lái)
for the past (amount of time)
(prefix) the coming...; the next... (as in lái shì)
(between two verbs) in order to
(after a round number) approximately
(used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in tán de lái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in chī bu lái)
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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 Chain
(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(idiom) to come on the spur of the moment; fig. to arrive with high spirits but leave disappointed乘兴而来chéng xìng ér láiset out cheerfully and return disappointed · come on an impulse and go back with a sour face乘兴而来，败兴而归chéng xìng ér lái，bài xìng ér guī