Word: 来 (lái)

万一我来晚的话，请不要等我。

Wànyī wǒ lái wǎn dehuà, qǐng búyào děng wǒ.

If by any chance I arrive late, please don't wait for me.

下午请到我办公室来。

Xiàwǔ qǐng dào wǒ bàngōngshì lái.

Please come to my office in the afternoon.

不管您明天来不来，请通知我。

Bùguǎn nín míngtiān lái bù lái, qǐng tōngzhī wǒ.

Regardless of whether you come tomorrow or not, let me know.

不要再来一次了！

Búyào zài lái yícì le!

Not again!

不论他来或不来，我都会去。

Búlùn tā lái huò bù lái, wǒ dōu huì qù.

Whether he comes or not, I'll go.

为什么没人来我的网站呢？

Wèishénme méi rén lái wǒ de wǎngzhàn ne?

Why isn't anyone visiting my website?

为什么现在才来？

Wèishénme xiànzài cái lái?

Why have you come only now?

也许她明天会来。

Yěxǔ tā míngtiān huì lái.

Perhaps she will come tomorrow.

人人生来平等。

Rén rénshēng lái píngděng.

All men are created equal.

什么时候对你来说是方便的？

Shénme shíhou duì nǐ lái shuō shì fāngbiàn de?

When will it be convenient for you?

今天来了很多人。

Jīntiān láile hěn duō rén.

A lot of people came today.

从你来时的路回家。

Cóng nǐ lái shí de lù huíjiā.

Take the same road home that you came on.

从某种意义来说，你是对的。

Cóng mǒuzhǒng yìyì lái shuō, nǐ shì duì de.

You're right in a sense.

从马德里来的人都很怪。

Cóng Mǎdélǐ lái de rén dōu hěn guài.

People from Madrid are weird.

他一年来东京一次。

Tā yì nián lái Dōngjīng yícì.

He comes to Tokyo once a year.

他不会再来这儿了。

Tā búhuì zài lái zhèr le.

He won't be coming here again.

他不可能来。

Tā bù kěnéng lái.

There's no possibility of his coming.

他不是总来晚。

Tā bú shì zǒng lái wǎn.

He doesn't always come late.

他不是每一天都来这里。

Tā bú shì měi yì tiān dōu lái zhèlǐ.

He does not come here every day.

他不是每天都来这。

Tā bú shì měitiān dōu lái zhè.

He does not come here every day.

他不经常来学校。

Tā bù jīngcháng lái xuéxiào.

He doesn't come to school often.

他也许明天能来。

Tā yěxǔ míngtiān néng lái.

He may be able to come tomorrow.

他亲自来了。

Tā qīnzì láile.

He came in person.

他今天下午会来的。

Tā jīntiān xiàwǔ huì lái de.

He will come this afternoon.

他今天可能会来。

Tā jīntiān kěnéng huì lái.

He may come today.

他从什么地方来的？

Tā cóng shénme dìfang lái de?

Where does he come from?

他从杭州来。

Tā cóng Hángzhōu lái.

He comes from Hangzhou.

他从热那亚来。

Tā cóng Rènàyà lái.

He comes from Genoa.

他从英国来。

Tā cóng Yīngguó lái.

He comes from England.

他们在不合适的时间来了。

Tāmen zài bù héshì de shíjiān láile.

They came at an inconvenient time.

他们应该来。

Tāmen yīnggāi lái.

They should come.

他们明天才会来。

Tāmen míngtiān cái huì lái.

They won't come until tomorrow.

他们是从法国南部来的。

Tāmen shì cóng Fǎguó nánbù lái de.

They come from the south of France.

他们是昨天来的。

Tāmen shì zuótiān lái de.

They got here yesterday. ⇒ It was yesterday that they got here.

他们是用甚么来打你的？

Tāmen shì yòng shénme lái dǎ nǐ de?

What did they hit you with?

他们没来这里，是吗？

Tāmen méi lái zhèlǐ, shì ma?

They didn't come here, did they?

他们要来这里吃饭。

Tāmen yào lái zhèlǐ chīfàn.

They're going to come here to eat.

他会来这里吗？

Tā huì lái zhèlǐ ma?

Does he come here?

他会跟我来。

Tā huì gēn wǒ lái.

He'll come with me.

他保证过会来却没有来。

Tā bǎozhèngguo huì lái què méiyǒu lái.

He promised to come, but he didn't come.

他几乎不来。

Tā jīhū bù lái.

He seldom, if ever, comes.

他几乎每天都来。

Tā jīhū měitiān dōu lái.

He comes here almost every day.

他刚来这镇上。

Tā gāng lái zhè zhèn shàng.

He's new in town.

他十分钟之后来。

Tā shí fēnzhōng zhīhòu lái.

He came after ten minutes.

他可能不会来了。

Tā kěnéng búhuì láile.

He probably won't come.

他可能不来了。

Tā kěnéng bù láile.

He may not come.

他和妈妈来的。

Tā hé māma lái de.

He came with his brother.

他宣布他将立刻来调查此事。

Tā xuānbù tā jiāng lìkè lái diàochá cǐshì.

He announced that he would come at once and investigate the matter.

他就算多忙也会来的。

Tā jiùsuàn duō máng yě huì lái de.

Even if he is busy, he will come.

他已经来了吗？

Tā yǐjīng láile ma?

Has he come yet?

他并没有来，不是吗？

Tā bìng méiyǒu lái, bú shì ma?

He hasn't come already, has he?

他应该会来吧。

Tā yīnggāi huì lái ba.

I suppose he's coming.

他应该来的。

Tā yīnggāi lái de.

He was supposed to come.

他很快就会来的。

Tā hěn kuài jiù huì lái de.

He will come soon.

他怎么没来？

Tā zěnme méi lái?

What prevented him from coming?

他想找本书来读。

Tā xiǎng zhǎo běn shū lái dú.

He wants a book to read.

他才来过一次。

Tā cái láiguo yícì.

He's only been here once before.

他明天下午可能会来。

Tā míngtiān xiàwǔ kěnéng huì lái.

He may come tomorrow afternoon.

他明天会来吗？

Tā míngtiān huì lái ma?

Will he come tomorrow?

他明天能来吗？

Tā míngtiān néng lái ma?

Will he be able to come tomorrow?

他昨天来我的办公室。

Tā zuótiān lái wǒ de bàngōngshì.

He came to my office yesterday.

他是上个学期来的吗？

Tā shì shàng ge xuéqī lái de ma?

Did he get here last semester? ⇒ Was it last semester that he got here?

他是从法国来的。

Tā shì cóng Fǎguó lái de.

He is from France.

他是医生来的。

Tā shì yīshēng lái de.

He is a doctor.

他是因为母亲病了而不能来学校。

Tā shì yīnwèi mǔqīn bìng le ér bùnéng lái xuéxiào.

It is because his mother is ill that he cannot come to school.

他是新来的。

Tā shì xīn lái de.

He's a newcomer.

他是第一个来的。

Tā shì dì yī gè lái de.

He was the first to come.

他最后一场会议没来。

Tā zuìhòu yìcháng huìyì méi lái.

He didn't come to the last meeting.

他来了很多次了。

Tā láile hěn duōcì le.

He came several times.

他来了我的房间。

Tā láile wǒ de fángjiān.

He came into my room.

他来了没有？

Tā láile méiyǒu?

Has he come yet?

他来接我走。

Tā lái jiē wǒ zǒu.

He came to pick me up.

他来的话，告诉我一声。

Tā lái dehuà, gàosu wǒ yìshēng.

If he comes, let me know.

他来过我们家。

Tā láiguo wǒmen jiā.

He's been to our house (in the past - he's left now).

他来还是不来，结果是一样的。

Tā lái háishi bù lái, jiéguǒ shì yíyàng de.

Whether he comes or not, the result will be the same.

他来这里的目的是什么？

Tā lái zhèlǐ de mùdì shì shénme?

For what purpose did he come here?

他没来最近的那场会议。

Tā méi lái zuìjìn de nà chǎng huìyì.

He didn't come to the last meeting.

他的母亲来接他了。

Tā de mǔqīn lái jiē tā le.

His mother came to pick him up.

他答应会来，但并没有。

Tā dāying huì lái, dàn bìng méiyǒu.

He promised to come, and didn't.

他答应我四点来。

Tā dāying wǒ sì diǎn lái.

He promised me that he would come at four.

他终于来了。

Tā zhōngyú láile.

He's finally here!

他要是来了就好了。

Tā yàoshi láile jiù hǎole.

If only he had come.

他说他不会来。

Tā shuō tā búhuì lái.

He says he won't come.

他说他什么时候会来？

Tā shuō tā shénme shíhou huì lái?

When did he say he would come?

他说：“我是加拿大来的。”

Tā shuō: “wǒ shì Jiānádà lái de. ”

He said, "I'm from Canada."

他说要到我这里来。

Tā shuō yào dào wǒ zhèlǐ lái.

He said he wanted to come to me.

他跑来告诉我这件事。

Tā pǎo lái gàosu wǒ zhè jiàn shì.

He ran here to tell me this.

他还没有来，是不是？

Tā hái méiyǒu lái, shìbúshì?

He hasn't come already, has he?

你不会来，是吗？

Nǐ búhuì lái, shì ma?

You are not coming, are you?

你不用每天都来这里。

Nǐ búyòng měitiān dōu lái zhèlǐ.

You don't have to come here every day.

你不能做些事来帮助我吗？

Nǐ bùnéng zuò xiē shì lái bāngzhù wǒ ma?

Can't you do something to help me?

你不跟我来吗？

Nǐ bù gēn wǒ lái ma?

Won't you come with me?

你为什么不留下来一会儿？

Nǐ wèishénme bù liúxià lái yíhuìr?

Why don't you stay a little while?

你为什么来了日本？

Nǐ wèishénme láile Rìběn?

Why did you come to Japan?

你为什么来西班牙？

Nǐ wèishénme lái Xībānyá?

Why did you come to Spain?

你为什么来这儿？

Nǐ wèishénme lái zhèr?

What have you come here for?

你为什么来这里？

Nǐ wèishénme lái zhèlǐ?

Why did you come here?

你也是从波士顿来的吗？

Nǐ yě shì cóng Bōshìdùn lái de ma?

Are you also from Boston?

你什么时候来？

Nǐ shénme shíhou lái?

When will you come?

你今天为什么来这里？

Nǐ jīntiān wèishénme lái zhèlǐ?

Why did you come here today?