Word: 來 (lái) to come; hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

These are the example sentences using 來 in the sense to come; hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); (used as a substitute for a more specific verb). Every sentence using 來 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Simplified: 来

Example sentences using 來 in this sense

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萬一我來晚的話，就別等我了。

Wànyī wǒ lái wǎn dehuà, jiù bié děng wǒ le.

Should I be late, don't wait for me.
萬一我來晚的話，請不要等我。

Wànyī wǒ lái wǎn dehuà, qǐng búyào děng wǒ.

If by any chance I arrive late, please don't wait for me.
萬一來不了，我會先給你打電話。

Wànyī lái bù liǎo, wǒ huì xiān gěi nǐ dǎdiànhuà.

In case I can't come, I'll give you a call beforehand.
下午請到我辦公室來。

Xiàwǔ qǐng dào wǒ bàngōngshì lái.

Please come to my office in the afternoon.
不管您明天來不來，請通知我。

Bùguǎn nín míngtiān lái bù lái, qǐng tōngzhī wǒ.

Regardless of whether you come tomorrow or not, let me know.
不要再來一次了！

Búyào zài lái yícì le!

Not again!
不論他來或不來，我都會去。

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

Whether he comes or not, I'll go.
為什麼你不來跟我跳舞？

Wèishénme nǐ bù lái gēn wǒ tiàowǔ?

Why don't you come dancing with me?
為什麼沒人來我的網站呢？

Wèishénme méi rén lái wǒ de wǎngzhàn ne?

Why isn't anyone visiting my website?
為什麼現在才來？

Wèishénme xiànzài cái lái?

Why have you come only now?
也許她明天會來。

Yěxǔ tā míngtiān huì lái.

Perhaps she will come tomorrow.
事故發生後不久，警察來了。

Shìgù fāshēng hòu bùjiǔ, jǐngchá láile.

Shortly after the accident, the police came.
今天我來請客。

Jīntiān wǒ lái qǐngkè.

It's my treat today.
今天早上火車來遲了。

Jīntiān zǎoshang huǒchē lái chíle.

The train was late this morning.
今天來了很多人。

Jīntiān láile hěn duō rén.

A lot of people came today.
從你來時的路回家。

Cóng nǐ lái shí de lù huíjiā.

Take the same road home that you came on.
從哪兒來的？

Cóng nǎr lái de?

Where did it come from?
他一年來東京一次。

Tā yì nián lái Dōngjīng yícì.

He comes to Tokyo once a year.
他一直等到她來了為止。

Tā yìzhí děngdào tā láile wéizhǐ.

He waited until she came.
他不是總來晚。

Tā bú shì zǒng lái wǎn.

He doesn't always come late.
他不是每一天都來這裡。

Tā bú shì měi yì tiān dōu lái zhèlǐ.

He does not come here every day.
他不是每天都來這。

Tā bú shì měitiān dōu lái zhè.

He does not come here every day.
他不經常來學校。

Tā bù jīngcháng lái xuéxiào.

He doesn't come to school often.
他也許明天能來。

Tā yěxǔ míngtiān néng lái.

He may be able to come tomorrow.
他親自來了。

Tā qīnzì láile.

He came in person.
他今天下午會來的。

Tā jīntiān xiàwǔ huì lái de.

He will come this afternoon.
他今天不見得會來。

Tā jīntiān bújiànde huì lái.

He is unlikely to come today.
他今天可能會來。

Tā jīntiān kěnéng huì lái.

He may come today.
他從什麼地方來的？

Tā cóng shénme dìfang lái de?

Where does he come from?
他從杭州來。

Tā cóng Hángzhōu lái.

He comes from Hangzhou.
他從熱那亞來。

Tā cóng Rènàyà lái.

He comes from Genoa.
他從英國來。

Tā cóng Yīngguó lái.

He comes from England.
他們全都來了。

Tāmen quándōu láile.

They all have come.
他們在不合適的時間來了。

Tāmen zài bù héshì de shíjiān láile.

They came at an inconvenient time.
他們應該來。

Tāmen yīnggāi lái.

They should come.
他們明天才會來。

Tāmen míngtiān cái huì lái.

They won't come until tomorrow.
他們是從法國南部來的。

Tāmen shì cóng Fǎguó nánbù lái de.

They come from the south of France.
他們是昨天來的。

Tāmen shì zuótiān lái de.

They got here yesterday. ⇒ It was yesterday that they got here.
他們曾經準時來過嗎？

Tāmen céngjīng zhǔnshí láiguo ma?

Have they ever come on time?
他們沒來這裡，是嗎？

Tāmen méi lái zhèlǐ, shì ma?

They didn't come here, did they?
他們直到明天前不會來。

Tāmen zhídào míngtiān qián búhuì lái.

They won't come until tomorrow.
他們要來這裡吃飯。

Tāmen yào lái zhèlǐ chīfàn.

They're going to come here to eat.
他會來這裡嗎？

Tā huì lái zhèlǐ ma?

Does he come here?
他會跟我來。

Tā huì gēn wǒ lái.

He'll come with me.
他保證過會來卻沒有來。

Tā bǎozhèngguo huì lái què méiyǒu lái.

He promised to come, but he didn't come.
他偶爾會來拜訪我。

Tā ǒu'ěr huì lái bàifǎng wǒ.

He occasionally visited me.
他準時來了。

Tā zhǔnshí láile.

He arrived in time.
他幾乎不來。

Tā jīhū bù lái.

He seldom, if ever, comes.
他幾乎每天都來。

Tā jīhū měitiān dōu lái.

He comes here almost every day.
他剛來這鎮上。

Tā gāng lái zhè zhèn shàng.

He's new in town.
他十分鐘之後來。

Tā shí fēnzhōng zhīhòu lái.

He came after ten minutes.
他可能不會來了。

Tā kěnéng búhuì láile.

He probably won't come.
他可能不來了。

Tā kěnéng bù láile.

He may not come.
他因為生病沒來上課。

Tā yīnwèi shēngbìng méi lái shàngkè.

He was absent from school on account of illness.
他宣佈他將立刻來調查此事。

Tā xuānbù tā jiāng lìkè lái diàochá cǐshì.

He announced that he would come at once and investigate the matter.
他就算多忙也會來的。

Tā jiùsuàn duō máng yě huì lái de.

Even if he is busy, he will come.
他已經來了嗎？

Tā yǐjīng láile ma?

Has he come yet?
他並沒有來，不是嗎？

Tā bìng méiyǒu lái, bú shì ma?

He hasn't come already, has he?
他應該來的。

Tā yīnggāi lái de.

He was supposed to come.
他開車來的。

Tā kāichē lái de.

He came by car.
他很快就會來的。

Tā hěn kuài jiù huì lái de.

He will come soon.
他懇求我留下來。

Tā kěnqiú wǒ liúxià lái.

He begged me to stay.
他才來過一次。

Tā cái láiguo yícì.

He's only been here once before.
他打電話來說不能參加會議。

Tā dǎdiànhuà lái shuō bùnéng cānjiā huìyì.

He called in to say he could not attend the meeting.
他明天下午可能會來。

Tā míngtiān xiàwǔ kěnéng huì lái.

He may come tomorrow afternoon.
他明天會來嗎？

Tā míngtiān huì lái ma?

Will he come tomorrow?
他明天能來嗎？

Tā míngtiān néng lái ma?

Will he be able to come tomorrow?
他昨天來我的辦公室。

Tā zuótiān lái wǒ de bàngōngshì.

He came to my office yesterday.
他昨天沒來上學。

Tā zuótiān méi lái shàngxué.

He was absent from school yesterday.
他昨天沒來上學，因為他病了。

Tā zuótiān méi lái shàngxué, yīnwèi tā bìng le.

He was absent from school yesterday because he was ill.
他是上個學期來的嗎？

Tā shì shàng ge xuéqī lái de ma?

Did he get here last semester? ⇒ Was it last semester that he got here?
他是從法國來的。

Tā shì cóng Fǎguó lái de.

He is from France.
他是因為母親病了而不能來學校。

Tā shì yīnwèi mǔqīn bìng le ér bùnéng lái xuéxiào.

It is because his mother is ill that he cannot come to school.
他是新來的。

Tā shì xīn lái de.

He's a newcomer.
他是第一個來的。

Tā shì dì yī gè lái de.

He was the first to come.
他最後一場會議沒來。

Tā zuìhòu yìcháng huìyì méi lái.

He didn't come to the last meeting.
他來了很多次了。

Tā láile hěn duōcì le.

He came several times.
他來了我的房間。

Tā láile wǒ de fángjiān.

He came into my room.
他來了沒有？

Tā láile méiyǒu?

Has he come yet?
他來接我走。

Tā lái jiē wǒ zǒu.

He came to pick me up.
他來時她在畫玫瑰。

Tā lái shí tā zài huà méiguī.

She was planting roses when he came.
他來的話，告訴我一聲。

Tā lái dehuà, gàosu wǒ yìshēng.

If he comes, let me know.
他來跟我們吃了晚飯。

Tā lái gēn wǒmen chīle wǎnfàn.

He came and had dinner with us.
他來過我們家。

Tā láiguo wǒmen jiā.

He's been to our house (in the past - he's left now).
他來還是不來，結果是一樣的。

Tā lái háishi bù lái, jiéguǒ shì yíyàng de.

Whether he comes or not, the result will be the same.
他來這裡的目的是什麼？

Tā lái zhèlǐ de mùdì shì shénme?

For what purpose did he come here?
他沒來最近的那場會議。

Tā méi lái zuìjìn de nà chǎng huìyì.

He didn't come to the last meeting.
他的母親來接他了。

Tā de mǔqīn lái jiē tā le.

His mother came to pick him up.
他等我直到我來。

Tā děng wǒ zhídào wǒ lái.

He waited for me until I arrived.
他答應會來，但並沒有。

Tā dāying huì lái, dàn bìng méiyǒu.

He promised to come, and didn't.
他答應我四點來。

Tā dāying wǒ sì diǎn lái.

He promised me that he would come at four.
他終於來了。

Tā zhōngyú láile.

He's finally here!
他要是來了就好了。

Tā yàoshi láile jiù hǎole.

If only he had come.
他說他不會來。

Tā shuō tā búhuì lái.

He says he won't come.
他說他什麼時候會來？

Tā shuō tā shénme shíhou huì lái?

When did he say he would come?
他說：“我是加拿大來的。”

Tā shuō: “wǒ shì Jiānádà lái de. ”

He said, "I'm from Canada."
他說新的謊話來圓以前說的謊話。

Tā shuō xīn de huǎnghuà lái yuán yǐqián shuō de huǎnghuà.

He tells a new lie to cover up those that came before.
他說要到我這裡來。

Tā shuō yào dào wǒ zhèlǐ lái.

He said he wanted to come to me.
他跑來告訴我這件事。

Tā pǎo lái gàosu wǒ zhè jiàn shì.

He ran here to tell me this.
他還沒有來，是不是？

Tā hái méiyǒu lái, shìbúshì?

He hasn't come already, has he?