HSK 1 vocabulary › 来
来
来 in English: to come
lái
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
How to pronounce 来
lái (without tone marks: lai). lái is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 来
来 lái
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
Example sentences with 来
| “我来。” | from Making a Phone Call |
| 我从英国来。 | from New Classmate |
| 你来学校吗？” | from Making a Phone Call |
Related words
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later | HSK 3 |
| 起来 | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up | HSK 3 |
| 本来 | běn lái | original; originally | HSK 4 |
| 从来 | cóng lái | always; at all times | HSK 4 |
| 将来 | jiāng lái | in the future; future | HSK 4 |
| 来不及 | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) | HSK 4 |
| 来得及 | lái de jí | to have enough time; can do it in time | HSK 4 |
| 来自 | lái zì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) | HSK 4 |
| 原来 | yuán lái | original; former | HSK 4 |
| 未来 | wèi lái | future; tomorrow | HSK 5 |