来 (來) lái

1. lái verb to come
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: An intransitive verb indicating motion towards the speaker. For example, 你回来啦！ 'You have come back!' (Lao She, 2003, p. 176) 来 is used in this sense in both modern and literary Chinese (Kroll 2015 '來' 2). 来 is the 11th most frequently used word in the Beijing Language Institute's 1985 frequency wordlist (Ho 2002, '来' 1; Kroll 2015 '來' 2, pp. 250-251; NCCED '来' 1).
2. lái particle indicates an approximate quantity
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (NCCED '来' 助2)
3. lái verb please
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Ho 2002, '来' 3)
4. lái verb used to substitute for another verb
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (NCCED '来' 5; Ho 2002, '来' 2)
5. lái verb used between two word groups to express purpose and effect
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '來' 4, pp. 250-251; NCCED '来' 9)
6. lái particle ever since
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense, 来 is used after a time expression (Kroll 2015 '來' 3a, pp. 250-251; NCCED '来' 3). For example, 几十年来 'n the last few years.' (VOA, 2015-07-25) This sense is also used in literary Chinese (Kroll 2015 '來' 4).
7. lái noun wheat
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '來' 1, pp. 250-251)
8. lái adjective next; future
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 以来 (Kroll 2015 '來' 3, pp. 250-251; NCCED '来' 1). For example, 来日绮窗前 'In future days in front of the carved window ...' (Wang Wei, Lines in Complete Tang Poems, Scroll 118)
9. lái verb a simple complement of direction
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: 来 is used in this sense after a verb or verb phrase to indicate movement towards the speaker (NCCED '来' 5). For example, 一出来 'as soon as he came out ...' (Lao She, 2003, p. 260)
10. lái verb to occur; to arise
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '來' 2a, pp. 250-251; NCCED '来' 4)
11. lái verb to earn
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (NCCED '来' 11)

Contained in

• 以来(以來) since ; afterwards ; additional; extra
• 来得早不如来得巧(來得早不如來得巧) arriving early can't beat coming at the right time; perfect timing
• 远方来鸿(遠方來鴻) letter from afar
• 否极泰来(否極泰來) extreme sorrow turns to joy
• 熙来攘往(熙來攘往) a place buzzing with activity
• 来朝(來朝) tomorrow (morning) ; to visit the imperial court
• 谈得来(談得來) to be able to talk to; to get along with; to be congenial
• 卷土重来(卷土重來) to return in a swirl of dust; to regroup and come back even stronger; to make a comeback
• 来访(來訪) to pay a visit
• 扑面而来(撲面而來) sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face; something assaults the senses; blatant (advertising); eye-catching
• 未来主义(未來主義) Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
• 出来(出來) to come out; to emerge
• 姗姗来迟(姍姍來遲) to be late; to arrive slowly; to be slow in the coming
• 下不来(下不來) awkward; embarrassed; cannot be accomplished
• 未来业绩(未來業績) future yield (of investment)
• 来示(來示) your letter
• 古往今来(古往今來) since ancient times; since times immemorial
• 忙不过来(忙不過來) to have more work than one can deal with; to have one's hands full
• 来头(來頭) cause; reason; interest; influence
• 到头来(到頭來) in the end; finally; as a result
• 放马过来(放馬過來) bring it on!; give me all you got!
• 来着(來著) auxiliary showing that something happened in the past
• 拿来主义(拿來主義) the attitude of mechanically borrowing (ideas etc)
• 马来人(馬來人) Malay person or people
• 番来覆去(番來覆去) to toss and turn; be restless; not able to sleep
• 不请自来(不請自來) to turn up without being invited; unsolicited
• 划得来(划得來) worth it; it pays to
• 来者不拒(來者不拒) to refuse nobody ; all comers welcome
• 反过来说(反過來說) on the other hand
• 来客(來客) guest
• 总的来说(總的來說) generally speaking
• 未来式(未來式) future tense
• 来年(來年) next year
• 他说得出来做得出来(他說得出來做得出來) he acts up to his words
• 两国相争，不斩来使(兩國相爭，不斬來使) when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys
• 绕来绕去(繞來繞去) meandering and circuitous; to go around in circles and never get anywhere
• 严格来讲(嚴格來講) strictly speaking
• 问所从来(問所從來) asked where he had come from
• 来不及(來不及) there is not enough time
• 来看(來看) to come and see; judging from
• 来源批判学(來源批判學) source criticism
• 上来(上來) to come up; to approach ; to start; to begin ; to pick up speed; to increase momentum
• 血债要用血来还(血債要用血來還) A debt of blood must be paid in blood. / Blood calls for blood.
• 和得来(和得來) to get along well; compatible
• 未来(未來) future
• 慕名而来(慕名而來) to come to a place on account of its reputation; attracted to visit a famous location
• 比来(比來) lately; recently

Also contained in

阿来 、 一往一来 、 希伯来王国 、 加来海峡

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷七十　表第八:　屬國表 Volume 70 Tables 8: Vassal States History of Liao 遼史 — count: 276
• 第二十四回 Chapter 24 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 187
• 卷三十九 志第十九: 地理二 Volume 39 Treatises 19: Geography 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 135
• 第四十五回 Chapter 45 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 111
• 《龜策列傳》 Biographies of Diviners Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 105
• 第四十三回 Chapter 43 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 105
• 卷一百十五　列傳第四十五: 二國外記 Volume 115 Biographies 45: Two Records of Foreign Countries History of Liao 遼史 — count: 105
• 第二回 Chapter 2 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 102
• 第三十九回 Chapter 39 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 98
• 第二回 Chapter 74 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 96

Collocations

• 来思 (來思) 今我來思 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鹿鳴之什‧采薇 Minor odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Lu Ming - Cai Wei — count: 9
• 尸来 (屍來) 公尸來燕來寧 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧鳧鷖 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Fu Yi — count: 5
• 福禄来 (福祿來) 福祿來成 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧鳧鷖 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Fu Yi — count: 5
• 燕来 (燕來) 公尸來燕來寧 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧鳧鷖 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Fu Yi — count: 4
• 来燕 (來燕) 公尸來燕來寧 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧鳧鷖 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Fu Yi — count: 4
• 来止 (來止) 曾孫來止 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧甫田之什‧甫田 Minor odes of the kingdom - Fu Tian Zhi Shen - Fu Tian — count: 3
• 长夜室来 (長夜室來) 淮夷來求 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧蕩之什‧江漢 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Dang - Jiang Han — count: 3
• 伻来 (伻來) 伻來以圖 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 洛誥 Zhou Shu - Announcement concerning Luo — count: 3
• 羊来 (羊來) 爾羊來思 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鴻鴈之什‧無羊 Minor odes of the kingdom - Hong Yan Zhi Shen - Wu Yang — count: 2
• 牧来 (牧來) 爾牧來思 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鴻鴈之什‧無羊 Minor odes of the kingdom - Hong Yan Zhi Shen - Wu Yang — count: 2