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)

你不必什麼都非得自己來。

Nǐ búbì shénme dōu fēiděi zìjǐ lái.

You shouldn't try to do everything by yourself.

你不來跟我們一起吃晚飯嗎？

Nǐ bù lái gēn wǒmen yìqǐ chī wǎnfàn ma?

Won't you join us for dinner?

你不用每天都來這裡。

Nǐ búyòng měitiān dōu lái zhèlǐ.

You don't have to come here every day.

你不能來真是太糟糕了。

Nǐ bùnéng lái zhēnshi tài zāogāole.

It's too bad that you couldn't come.

你不跟我來嗎？

Nǐ bù gēn wǒ lái ma?

Won't you come with me?

你為什麼不坐下來放鬆一下。

Nǐ wèishénme bú zuòxià lai fàngsōng yíxià.

Why don't you sit down and relax?

你為什麼不留下來一會兒？

Nǐ wèishénme bù liúxià lái yíhuìr?

Why don't you stay a little while?

你為什麼來了日本？

Nǐ wèishénme láile Rìběn?

Why did you come to Japan?

你為什麼來西班牙？

Nǐ wèishénme lái Xībānyá?

Why did you come to Spain?

你為什麼來這兒？

Nǐ wèishénme lái zhèr?

What have you come here for?

你為什麼來這裡？

Nǐ wèishénme lái zhèlǐ?

Why did you come here?

你也是從波士頓來的嗎？

Nǐ yě shì cóng Bōshìdùn lái de ma?

Are you also from Boston?

你什麼時候來？

Nǐ shénme shíhou lái?

When will you come?

你今天為什麼來這裡？

Nǐ jīntiān wèishénme lái zhèlǐ?

Why did you come here today?

你今天晚上能來吃飯嗎？

Nǐ jīntiān wǎnshang néng lái chīfàn ma?

Can you come for dinner tonight?

你從哪兒弄來的錢去買那件衣服？

Nǐ cóng nǎr nòng lái de qián qù mǎi nà jiàn yīfu?

Where did you get the money to buy that dress?

你從哪裡弄來這把網球拍的？

Nǐ cóng nǎlǐ nòng lái zhè bǎ wǎngqiú pāi de?

Where did you get this tennis racket?

你從哪裡來？

Nǐ cóng nǎlǐ lái?

Where did you come from?

你們明天不會來嗎？

Nǐmen míngtiān búhuì lái ma?

Aren't you going to come tomorrow?

你會來，我很高興。

Nǐ huì lái, wǒ hěn gāoxìng.

I'm glad that you will come.

你去叫他來。

Nǐ qù jiào tā lái.

Tell him to come.

你可以拿點吃的來嗎？

Nǐ kěyǐ ná diǎn chī de lái ma?

Could you bring some food?

你可以晚點再打電話來嗎？

Nǐ kěyǐ wǎndiǎn zài dǎdiànhuà lái ma?

Could you call again later, please?

你可以來機場接我嗎？

Nǐ kěyǐ lái jīchǎng jiē wǒ ma?

Can you come to the airport and meet me?

你可以跟我來。

Nǐ kěyǐ gēn wǒ lái.

You can come with me.

你可以隨時來。

Nǐ kěyǐ suíshí lái.

Come on any day you like.

你哪兒來的主意？

Nǐ nǎr lái de zhǔyi?

Where did you get the idea?

你幹嘛走來走去？

Nǐ gànmá zǒu lái zǒu qù?

Why do you keep walking around like that?

你乾脆也來吧。

Nǐ gāncuì yě lái ba.

You might as well come, too.

你應該來訪問我們！

Nǐ yīnggāi lái fǎngwèn wǒmen!

You should come visit us!

你應該來跟我說。

Nǐ yīnggāi lái gēn wǒ shuō.

You should've come and talked to me.

你必須派人去請醫生來。

Nǐ bìxū pài rén qù qǐng yīshēng lái.

You must send for the doctor.

你必須跟我來。

Nǐ bìxū gēn wǒ lái.

You have to come with me.

你怎麼沒有來？

Nǐ zěnme méiyǒu lái?

Why didn't you come?

你怎麼現在才來？

Nǐ zěnme xiànzài cái lái?

How come you've only just got here?

你想再來些蛋糕嗎？

Nǐ xiǎng zài lái xiē dàngāo ma?

Would you like some more cake?

你想把耳朵露出來嗎？

Nǐ xiǎng bǎ ěrduo lùchū lái ma?

Would you like your ears to show?

你願意來嗎？

Nǐ yuànyì lái ma?

Would you like to come?

你我之間需要來場談話。

Nǐ wǒ zhījiān xūyào lái chǎng tánhuà.

You and I need to have a talk.

你才昨天誰來找我了？

Nǐ cái zuótiān shéi lái zhǎo wǒ le?

Who do you think came to see me yesterday?

你打算留下來，對吧？

Nǐ dǎsuàn liúxià lái, duì ba?

You're planning on staying, aren't you?

你明天可以來參加會議嗎？

Nǐ míngtiān kěyǐ lái cānjiā huìyì ma?

Can you come to the meeting tomorrow?

你明天要來嗎？

Nǐ míngtiān yào lái ma?

Are you going to come tomorrow?

你昨天應該來的。

Nǐ zuótiān yīnggāi lái de.

You should have come yesterday.

你昨天沒來學校。

Nǐ zuótiān méi lái xuéxiào.

You did not come to school yesterday.

你是一個人來這兒的嗎？

Nǐ shì yí gè rén lái zhèr de ma?

Did you come here alone?

你是什麼時候來的？

Nǐ shì shénme shíhou lái de?

When did you get here?

你是從哪個國家來的？

Nǐ shì cóng nǎge guójiā lái de?

Which country are you from?

你是新來的嗎？

Nǐ shì xīn lái de ma?

Are you new?

你最好不要在他們來之前開始。

Nǐ zuìhǎo búyào zài tāmen lái zhīqián kāishǐ.

You had better not start until they arrive.

你最好別在那種地方走來走去。

Nǐ zuìhǎo bié zài nàzhǒng dìfāng zǒu lái zǒu qù.

You had better not walk around in such a place.

你最好派人去請醫生來。

Nǐ zuìhǎo pài rén qù qǐng yīshēng lái.

You'd better send for a doctor.

你有時間的時候就來看看我吧。

Nǐ yǒu shíjiān de shíhou jiù lái kànkan wǒ ba.

Come and see me when you have time.

你來上海多少時間了？

Nǐ lái Shànghǎi duōshǎo shíjiān le?

For how long are you in Shanghai?

你來之前在家裡吃飯了嗎？

Nǐ lái zhīqián zài jiālǐ chīfànle ma?

Did you eat at home before you came here?

你來吧。

Nǐ lái ba.

Why don't you do it?

你來幫忙做飯吧！

Nǐ lái bāngmáng zuòfàn ba!

Come and help with the cooking!

你來這裡幾次了？

Nǐ lái zhèlǐ jǐcì le?

How many times have you been here?

你來這裡出差的？

Nǐ lái zhèlǐ chūchāi de?

Are you here on business?

你每天來這裡嗎？

Nǐ měitiān lái zhèlǐ ma?

Do you come here every day?

你的朋友怎麼還沒來？

Nǐ de péngyou zěnme hái méi lái?

Why isn't your friend here yet?

你的父母沒來，是嗎？

Nǐ de fùmǔ méi lái, shì ma?

Your parents didn't come, did they?

你真的應該來的。

Nǐ zhēnde yīnggāi lái de.

You really should've come.

你知道他們從哪裡來嗎？

Nǐ zhīdào tāmen cóng nǎlǐ lái ma?

Do you know where they come from?

你知道她為什麼不能來嗎？

Nǐ zhīdào tā wèishénme bùnéng lái ma?

Do you know why she couldn't come?

你知道她什麼時候會來嗎？

Nǐ zhīdào tā shénme shíhou huì lái ma?

Do you know when she will come?

你知道這些公式是從哪裡來的嗎？

Nǐ zhīdào zhèxiē gōngshì shì cóng nǎlǐ lái de ma?

Do you know where these equations come from?

你確信你不想來嗎？

Nǐ quèxìn nǐ bùxiǎng lái ma?

Are you sure you don't want to come?

你能來參加明天的會議嗎？

Nǐ néng lái cānjiā míngtiān de huìyì ma?

Could you come to tomorrow's meeting?

你能來的話我會很開心。

Nǐ néng lái dehuà wǒ huì hěn kāixīn.

I'd be delighted if you could come with us.

你能請個醫生來嗎？

Nǐ néng qǐng gè yīshēng lái ma?

Could you call a doctor, please?

你要再來一塊蛋糕嗎？

Nǐ yào zài lái yíkuài dàngāo ma?

You want another slice of cake?

你要再來顆蘋果嗎？

Nǐ yào zài lái kē píngguǒ ma?

Would you like another apple?

你要我幫忙的時候可以來找我。

Nǐ yào wǒ bāngmáng de shíhou kěyǐ lái zhǎo wǒ.

When it's necessary, you can come to me.

你要讓我來解決。

Nǐ yào ràng wǒ lái jiějué.

You need to let me handle this.

你該早一點來的。

Nǐ gāi zǎo yìdiǎn lái de.

You should have come a little earlier.

你走了他才來。

Nǐ zǒule tā cái lái.

He came after you left.

你隨時可以來。

Nǐ suíshí kěyǐ lái.

You can come at any time.

假設李先生從來沒來過這裡的話，那他怎麼可能是兇手呢？

Jiǎshè Lǐ xiānsheng cóngláiméi láiguo zhèlǐ dehuà, nà tā zěnme kěnéng shì xiōngshǒu ne?

Supposing Mr Li had never been here, then how could he be the killer?

公交車來了。

Gōngjiāochē láile.

Here comes the bus.

其中一個學生今天沒來。

Qízhōng yí gè xuésheng jīntiān méi lái.

One of the students didn't come today.

再來一次就是瘋了。

Zài lái yícì jiùshì fēngle.

It would be crazy to do that again.

再來點蛋糕嗎？

Zài lái diǎn dàngāo ma?

Would you care for some more cake?

冬天結束了春天已經來了。

Dōngtiān jiéshùle chūntiān yǐjīng láile.

Winter is over and spring has come.

別忘了明天七點到這裡來。

Bié wàngle míngtiān qī diǎn dào zhèlǐ lái.

Don't forget to come here at seven tomorrow.

別忘了明天六時來接我。

Bié wàngle míngtiān liù shí lái jiē wǒ.

Don't forget to pick me up at 6 o'clock tomorrow.

前門有個人來找你。

Qiánmén yǒu gèrén lái zhǎo nǐ.

There is a man / a woman / someone to see you at the door.

醫生馬上就來。

Yīshēng mǎshàng jiù lái.

The doctor will be here in a minute.

去拿點水來。

Qù ná diǎn shuǐ lái.

Go get some water.

只有得了簽證才可以來中國。

Zhǐyǒu de le qiānzhèng cái kěyǐ lái Zhōngguó.

You can only come to China if you’ve got a visa.

只要你在這兒，我就會留下來。

Zhǐyào nǐ zài zhèr, wǒ jiù huì liúxià lái.

As long as you're here, I'll stay.

叫輛出租車來接我們。

Jiào liàng chūzūchē lái jiē wǒmen.

Call a taxicab to take us.

哪來那麼大的自信啊？

Nǎ lái nàme dà de zìxìn a?

Where does all that confidence come from?

因為他生病了，所以他不能來。

Yīnwèi tā shēngbìng le, suǒyǐ tā bùnéng lái.

Because he's sick, he can't come.

因為他的病，他沒能來。

Yīnwèi tā de bìng, tā méi néng lái.

He can't come because he's ill.

在“狼來了”的這個故事中，最後當這個男孩真正遇到危險時，再也沒人願意相信他了。

Zài“láng láile”de zhège gùshi zhōng, zuìhòu dāng zhège nánhái zhēnzhèng yùdào wēixiǎn shí, zàiyě méi rén yuànyì xiāngxìn tā le.

In the story of the boy who cried wolf, when in the end he encountered real danger, no-one would believe him.

太陽露出來了。

Tàiyang lùchū láile.

The sun came out.

她為了找新工作而來了東京。

Tā wèile zhǎo xīn gōngzuò ér láile Dōngjīng.

She came to Tokyo with a view to getting a new job.

她為什麼沒來？

Tā wèishénme méi lái?

Why didn't she come?

她也許會來。

Tā yěxǔ huì lái.

She might come.