Word: 來 (lái)

來 is how 来 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 来

What 來 means

lái: to come; ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); the coming ...; in order to; approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])

Full dictionary entry for 來

What 來 means in each sentence

to come 190 sentences
ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]) 3 sentences
the coming ... 16 sentences
approximately 2 sentences

Example sentences using 來

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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.
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.
人人生來平等。

Rén rénshēng lái píngděng.

All men are created equal.
什麼時候對你來說是方便的？

Shénme shíhou duì nǐ lái shuō shì fāngbiàn de?

When will it be convenient for you?
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.
從某種意義來說，你是對的。

Cóng mǒuzhǒng yìyì lái shuō, nǐ shì duì de.

You're right in a sense.
他一年來東京一次。

Tā yì nián lái Dōngjīng yícì.

He comes to Tokyo once a year.
他不會再來這兒了。

Tā búhuì zài lái zhèr le.

He won't be coming here again.
他不可能來。

Tā bù kěnéng lái.

There's no possibility of his coming.
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.
他從英國來。

Tā cóng Yīngguó lái.

He comes from England.
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.
他們沒來這裡，是嗎？

Tāmen méi lái zhèlǐ, shì ma?

They didn't come here, did they?
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 bǎozhèngguò huì lái què méiyǒu lái.

He promised to come, but he didn't come.
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.
他和媽媽來的。

Tā hé māma lái de.

He came with his brother.
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?
他應該會來吧。

Tā yīnggāi huì lái ba.

I suppose he's coming.
他應該來的。

Tā yīnggāi lái de.

He was supposed to come.
他很快就會來的。

Tā hěn kuài jiù huì lái de.

He will come soon.
他怎麼沒來？

Tā zěnme méi lái?

What prevented him from coming?
他想找本書來讀。

Tā xiǎng zhǎo běn shū lái dú.

He wants a book to read.
他才來過一次。

Tā cái láiguò yícì.

He's only been here once before.
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.
他是醫生來的。

Tā shì yìshēng lái de.

He is a doctor.
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.
他來的話，告訴我一聲。

Tā lái dehuà, gàosu wǒ yìshēng.

If he comes, let me know.
他來過我們家。

Tā láiguò 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?
你不會來，是嗎？

Nǐ búhuì lái, shì ma?

You are not coming, are you?
你不用每天都來這裡。

Nǐ búyòng měitiān dōu lái zhèlǐ.

You don't have to come here every day.
你不能做些事來幫助我嗎？

Nǐ bùnéng zuò xiē shì lái bāngzhù wǒ ma?

Can't you do something to help me?
你不跟我來嗎？

Nǐ bù gēn wǒ lái ma?

Won't you come with me?
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.
你會用它來做什麼？

Nǐ huì yòng tā lái zuò shénme?

What will you use it for?