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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我會來你的地方。

Wǒ huì lái nǐ de dìfāng.

I'll come to your place.
我會來盡可能常來。

Wǒ huì lái jǐn kěnéng cháng lái.

I'll come as often as possible.
我會等到她來。

Wǒ huì děngdào tā lái.

I will wait until she comes.
我保證我會來。

Wǒ bǎozhèng wǒ huì lái.

I promise that I'll come.
我保證火車會準時來。

Wǒ bǎozhèng huǒchē huì zhǔnshí lái.

The train will arrive on time without fail.
我再來試試。

Wǒ zài lái shì shì.

I'll try again.
我出門的時候，你來了。

Wǒ chūmén de shíhou, nǐ láile.

You arrived at the moment I left.
我只要你跟我來。

Wǒ zhǐyào nǐ gēn wǒ lái.

I just need you to come with me.
我叫他來的。

Wǒ jiào tā lái de.

I told him to come.
我可以多來點牛奶嗎？

Wǒ kěyǐ duō lái diǎn niúnǎi ma?

Can I have a bit more milk?
我可以搬來跟你住嗎？

Wǒ kěyǐ bān lái gēn nǐ zhù ma?

Can I come live with you?
我可以來嗎？

Wǒ kěyǐ lái ma?

Am I welcome?
我告訴過你不要再來這裡了。

Wǒ gàosuguo nǐ búyào zài lái zhèlǐ le.

I told you never to come here again.
我和我自己來。

Wǒ hé wǒ zìjǐ lái.

I come with myself.
我在想你今天會不會來。

Wǒ zài xiǎng nǐ jīntiān huì búhuì lái.

I was wondering if you were going to show up today.
我坐火車來的。

Wǒ zuò huǒchē lái de.

I came by train.
我就知道你會來。

Wǒ jiù zhīdào nǐ huì lái.

I knew you'd come.
我工作一做完就來找你們。

Wǒ gōngzuò yí zuò wán jiù lái zhǎo nǐmen.

I'll come and find you once I've finished my work.
我已經來了兩個小時。

Wǒ yǐjīng láile liǎng gè xiǎoshí.

I've already been here two hours.
我希望你可以到這裡來。

Wǒ xīwàng nǐ kěyǐ dào zhèlǐ lái.

I hope you can come here.
我希望你能來。

Wǒ xīwàng nǐ néng lái.

I hope you can come.
我開車來的。

Wǒ kāichē lái de.

I came by car.
我很希望你會再來。

Wǒ hěn xīwàng nǐ huì zài lái.

I do hope you'll come again.
我很高興你今天來了。

Wǒ hěn gāoxìng nǐ jīntiān láile.

I'm glad you came today.
我懷疑他今天是否會來上學。

Wǒ huáiyí tā jīntiān shìfǒu huì lái shàngxué.

I doubt if he'll come to school today.
我懷疑他是否會來。

Wǒ huáiyí tā shìfǒu huì lái.

I am doubtful whether he will come.
我恐怕他一點以前是不會來的。

Wǒ kǒngpà tā yìdiǎn yǐqián shì búhuì lái de.

I'm afraid he won't be here until 1:00.
我想他會來的吧。

Wǒ xiǎng tā huì lái de ba.

I think he'll come.
我想他大概不會來。

Wǒ xiǎng tā dàgài búhuì lái.

I should say he won't come.
我想您馬上來。

Wǒ xiǎng nín mǎshàng lái.

I want you to come at once.
我想火車很快就會來了。

Wǒ xiǎng huǒchē hěn kuài jiù huì láile.

I think the train will come soon.
我想知道誰來了。

Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào shéi láile.

I wonder who has come.
我感覺我來過這裡。

Wǒ gǎnjué wǒ láiguo zhèlǐ.

I feel like I have been here before.
我明天儘量來。

Wǒ míngtiān jǐnliàng lái.

I'll come tomorrow if I can.
我明天晚上來。

Wǒ míngtiān wǎnshang lái.

I'll come round tomorrow evening.
我明天能來。

Wǒ míngtiān néng lái.

I can come tomorrow.
我是上個月來的北京。

Wǒ shì shànggeyuè lái de Běijīng.

I came to Beijing last month.
我是為你來的。

Wǒ shì wèi nǐ lái de.

It's you I've come for.
我是從中國來的。

Wǒ shì cóng Zhōngguó lái de.

I come from China.
我是從京都來的。

Wǒ shì cóng Jīngdū lái de.

I'm from Kyoto.
我是從羅馬來的。

Wǒ shì cóng Luómǎ lái de.

I'm from Rome.
我是因為孩子而來的。

Wǒ shì yīnwèi háizi ér lái de.

I'm in this for the kids.
我是新來的。

Wǒ shì xīn lái de.

I am new here.
我是昨天搬來的。

Wǒ shì zuótiān bān lái de.

I moved here yesterday.
我是來學中文的。

Wǒ shì lái xué Zhōngwén de.

I've come to study Chinese.
我是步行來的。

Wǒ shì bùxíng lái de.

I came on foot.
我晚點再來拿。

Wǒ wǎndiǎn zài lái ná.

I'll come to pick it up later.
我來了。

Wǒ láile.

On my way!
我來了好長時間了。

Wǒ láile hǎo cháng shíjiān le.

I've been here for a while.
我來協助你。

Wǒ lái xiézhù nǐ.

I'm here to assist you.
我來幫你吧。

Wǒ lái bāng nǐ ba.

Let me help you.
我來感謝你。

Wǒ lái gǎnxiè nǐ.

I came here to thank you.
我來，我見，我征服。

Wǒ lái, wǒ jiàn, wǒ zhēngfú.

I came, I saw, I conquered.
我來承擔失敗的責任。

Wǒ lái chéngdān shībài de zérèn.

I take accountability for my mistake.
我來日本看京都。

Wǒ lái Rìběn kàn Jīngdū.

I came to Japan to see Kyoto.
我來晚了，車位都滿了。

Wǒ lái wǎn le, chēwèi dōu mǎnle.

I came too late, and the parking spots were all full.
我來看望我的父親。

Wǒ lái kànwàng wǒ de fùqīn.

I came to see my father.
我來警告你別那樣做。

Wǒ lái jǐnggào nǐ bié nàyàng zuò.

I came to warn you not to do that.
我來這裡幫你。

Wǒ lái zhèlǐ bāng nǐ.

I'm here to help you.
我來問個有點傻的問題。

Wǒ lái wèn gè yǒudiǎn shǎ de wèntí.

Let me ask a stupid question.
我每年必須來這裡。

Wǒ měinián bìxū lái zhèlǐ.

I'll have to come here every year.
我每年7月4號都會來這裡。

Wǒ měinián qī yuè sì hào dōu huì lái zhèlǐ.

I come here every Fourth of July.
我沒聽說她會來。

Wǒ méi tīngshuō tā huì lái.

I've not heard that she will come.
我沒認出來是她。

Wǒ méi rènchū lái shì tā.

I didn't recognize her.
我現在可以來看看你嗎？

Wǒ xiànzài kěyǐ lái kànkan nǐ ma?

May I come and see you now?
我現在就來。

Wǒ xiànzài jiù lái.

I'll come right now.
我現在真需要來杯喝的。

Wǒ xiànzài zhēn xūyào lái bēi hē de.

I really need a drink now.
我留下來可以嗎？

Wǒ liúxià lái kěyǐ ma?

Would it be OK if I stayed behind?
我的叔叔們有時會來探望我。

Wǒ de shūshumen yǒushí huì lái tànwàng wǒ.

My uncles come to see me from time to time.
我的父母是從中國來的。

Wǒ de fùmǔ shì cóng Zhōngguó lái de.

My parents are from China.
我知道你會來的！

Wǒ zhīdào nǐ huì lái de!

I know that you will come!
我確信他明天會來。

Wǒ quèxìn tā míngtiān huì lái.

I'm sure he will come tomorrow.
我確定他會準時來。

Wǒ quèdìng tā huì zhǔnshí lái.

I'm sure that he'll come on time.
我確定他明天會來。

Wǒ quèdìng tā míngtiān huì lái.

I'm sure he will come tomorrow.
我確定你會來。

Wǒ quèdìng nǐ huì lái.

I was certain that you'd come.
我第一次來拜訪你的時候迷路了。

Wǒ dìyīcì lái bàifǎng nǐ de shíhou mílù le.

I got lost when I visited you for the first time.
我答應他我今天會來。

Wǒ dāying tā wǒ jīntiān huì lái.

I promised him that I would come today.
我答應過他今天會來。

Wǒ dāyingguo tā jīntiān huì lái.

I promised him that I'd come today.
我若能來就會來。

Wǒ ruò néng lái jiù huì lái.

I will come if I can.
我要明確表示我不會再來了。

Wǒ yào míngquè biǎoshì wǒ búhuì zài láile.

I will make it clear that I won't come again.
我要來檢查你的視力。

Wǒ yào lái jiǎnchá nǐ de shìlì.

I'll check your vision.
我要等她來。

Wǒ yào děng tā lái.

I shall wait until she comes.
我覺得他不會來。

Wǒ juéde tā búhuì lái.

I think he won't come.
我覺得他會來。

Wǒ juéde tā huì lái.

I think he'll come.
我覺得他要來了，但是我不確定。

Wǒ juéde tā yào láile, dànshì wǒ bú quèdìng.

I think he is going to come, but I'm not sure.
我覺得應該留下來。

Wǒ juéde yīnggāi liúxià lái.

I feel like we should stay.
我警告過你別來這裡。

Wǒ jǐnggào guo nǐ bié lái zhèlǐ.

I warned you not to come here.
我認識一個加拿大來的英語教師。

Wǒ rènshi yí gè Jiānádà lái de Yīngyǔ jiàoshī.

I know an English teacher who comes from Canada.
我讓他隨我來，他同意了。

Wǒ ràng tā suí wǒ lái, tā tóngyì le.

I asked him to come with me and he agreed.
我請了一位中國朋友來我的公寓。

Wǒ qǐngle yí wèi Zhōngguó péngyou lái wǒ de gōngyù.

I invited a Chinese friend to my apartment.
我請我的鄰居來吃早飯。

Wǒ qǐng wǒ de línjū lái chī zǎofàn.

I invited my neighbor to breakfast.
我還以為他會來開會。

Wǒ hái yǐwéi tā huì lái kāihuì.

I had expected him at the meeting.
我馬上就來。

Wǒ mǎshàng jiù lái.

I'll be right with you.
打電話到我辦公室來。

Dǎdiànhuà dào wǒ bàngōngshì lái.

Call me at the office.
把我給你的錢還來。

Bǎ wǒ gěi nǐ de qián hái lái.

Give me back the money I gave you.
拜託，誰來接一下電話啊！

Bàituō, shéi lái jiē yíxià diànhuà a!

Come on, someone pick up the phone!
收垃圾的人來了。

Shōu lājī de rén láile.

The rubbish collectors are here.
收垃圾的人來過了。

Shōu lājī de rén láiguole.

The rubbish collectors have been.
新來的英語老師剛從大學畢業。

Xīn lái de Yīngyǔ lǎoshī gāng cóng dàxué bìyè.

Our new English teacher is fresh from college.
明天也可以來嗎？

Míngtiān yě kěyǐ lái ma?

Is it OK to come tomorrow, too?