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lái
HSK 1freq #31

Meanings

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lái
  1. 1.to come
  2. 2.(used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
  3. 3.hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来[huí lai])
  4. 4.ever since (as in 自古以来[zì gǔ yǐ lái])
  5. 5.for the past (amount of time)
  6. 6.(prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世[lái shì])
  7. 7.(between two verbs) in order to
  8. 8.(after a round number) approximately
  9. 9.(used after 得[dé] to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来[tán de lái], or after 不[bù] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来[chī bu lái])

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Example sentences

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