lái

to come; to arrive

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1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • láito come; to arrive; to come round

3Structure

Overlapping structure重叠结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

本来běn lái

originally; at first

从来cóng lái

always; at all times

飞来飞去fēi lái fēi qù

to fly back and forth

过来guò lái

to come over; to come up

后来hòu lái

afterwards; later; subsequently

未来wèi lái

future; coming

5Example Sentences

他刚从北京回来。

tā gāng cóng běi jīng huí lái。

He just came back from Beijing.

未来会更好。

wèi lái huì gēng hǎo。

The future will be better.

你出来一下。

nǐ chū lái yī xià。

Come out for a moment.

他出来接电话。

tā chū lái jiē diàn huà。

He came out to answer the phone.

Other Characters Pronounced “lai”