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来 (lái): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 1

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HSK Vocabulary: 来

HSK words that contain this character.

后来

hòu lái

afterward

起来

qǐ lai

stand up; sit up; rise to one's feet

从来

5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 来 is used in context

tā他

cóng从

fáng房

jiān间

lǐ里

chū出

lái来

Information

Pinyinlái

Meaningto come

Strokes7

Radical木

Traditional來

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#155

Zhuyinㄌㄞˊ

UnicodeU+6765

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cóng lái

always

HSK 4

原来

yuán lái

originally

将来

jiāng lái

in the future; future

本来

běn lái

originally

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来不及

lái bu jí

there's not enough time (to do something)

来得及

lái de jí

there's still time

来自

lái zì

come from

以来

yǐ lái

since

未来

wèi lái

coming; approaching; future

历来

lì lái

always; constantly

向来

xiàng lái

always; all along

来历

lái lì

origin; source; background

来源

lái yuán

source; origin

le了

。

He came out of the room.

tā他

míng明

tiān天

lái来

Běi北

jīng京

。

He will come to Beijing tomorrow.

wǒ我

men们

yào要

wèi为

wèi未

lái来

zuò做

hǎo好

zhǔn准

bèi备

。

We need to prepare for the future.

wǒ我

kuài快

lái来

bù不

jí及

gǎn赶

huǒ火

chē车

le了

。

I'm almost too late to catch the train.

qǐng请

lái来

wǒ我

jiā家

。

Please come to my house.

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