Word: 来 (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 来 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 来 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Traditional: 來

Example sentences using 来 in this sense

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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.
他一年来东京一次。

Tā yì nián lái Dōngjīng yícì.

He comes to Tokyo once a year.
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.
他从英国来。

Tā cóng Yīngguó lái.

He comes from England.
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 bǎozhèngguò 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.
他来了没有？

Tā láile méiyǒu?

Has he come yet?
他来的话，告诉我一声。

Tā lái dehuà, gàosu wǒ yìshēng.

If he comes, let me know.
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?
他说要到我这里来。

Tā shuō yào dào wǒ zhèlǐ lái.

He said he wanted to come to me.
他还没有来，是不是？

Tā hái méiyǒu lái, shìbúshì?

He hasn't come already, has he?
你不用每天都来这里。

Nǐ búyòng měitiān dōu lái zhèlǐ.

You don't have to come here every day.
你不跟我来吗？

Nǐ bù gēn wǒ lái ma?

Won't you come with me?
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?
你今天晚上能来吃饭吗？

Nǐ jīntiān wǎnshang néng lái chīfàn ma?

Can you come for dinner tonight?
你从哪里来？

Nǐ cóng nǎlǐ lái?

Where did you come from?
你们明天不会来吗？

Nǐmen míngtiān búhuì lái ma?

Aren't you going to come tomorrow?
你会来，我很高兴。

Nǐ huì lái, wǒ hěn gāoxìng.

I'm glad that you will come.
你去叫他来。

Nǐ qù jiào tā lái.

Tell him to come.
你可以来机场接我吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ lái jīchǎng jiē wǒ ma?

Can you come to the airport and meet me?
你可以跟我来。

Nǐ kěyǐ gēn wǒ lái.

You can come with me.
你可以随时来。

Nǐ kěyǐ suíshí lái.

Come on any day you like.
你应该来访问我们！

Nǐ yīnggāi lái fǎngwèn wǒmen!

You should come visit us!
你应该来跟我说。

Nǐ yīnggāi lái gēn wǒ shuō.

You should've come and talked to me.
你必须跟我来。

Nǐ bìxū gēn wǒ lái.

You have to come with me.
你怎么没有来？

Nǐ zěnme méiyǒu lái?

Why didn't you come?
你怎么现在才来？

Nǐ zěnme xiànzài cái lái?

How come you've only just got here?
你愿意来吗？

Nǐ yuànyì lái ma?

Would you like to come?
你明天可以来参加会议吗？

Nǐ míngtiān kěyǐ lái cānjiā huìyì ma?

Can you come to the meeting tomorrow?
你明天要来吗？

Nǐ míngtiān yào lái ma?

Are you going to come tomorrow?
你昨天应该来的。

Nǐ zuótiān yīnggāi lái de.

You should have come yesterday.
你昨天没来学校。

Nǐ zuótiān méi lái xuéxiào.

You did not come to school yesterday.
你是一个人来这儿的吗？

Nǐ shì yí gè rén lái zhèr de ma?

Did you come here alone?
你有时间的时候就来看看我吧。

Nǐ yǒu shíjiān de shíhou jiù lái kànkan wǒ ba.

Come and see me when you have time.
你来帮忙做饭吧！

Nǐ lái bāngmáng zuòfàn ba!

Come and help with the cooking!
你每天来这里吗？

Nǐ měitiān lái zhèlǐ ma?

Do you come here every day?
你的父母没来，是吗？

Nǐ de fùmǔ méi lái, shì ma?

Your parents didn't come, did they?
你真的应该来的。

Nǐ zhēnde yīnggāi lái de.

You really should've come.
你知道他们从哪里来吗？

Nǐ zhīdào tāmen cóng nǎlǐ lái ma?

Do you know where they come from?
你知道她为什么不能来吗？

Nǐ zhīdào tā wèishénme bùnéng lái ma?

Do you know why she couldn't come?
你知道她什么时候会来吗？

Nǐ zhīdào tā shénme shíhou huì lái ma?

Do you know when she will come?
你能来参加明天的会议吗？

Nǐ néng lái cānjiā míngtiān de huìyì ma?

Could you come to tomorrow's meeting?
你该早一点来的。

Nǐ gāi zǎo yìdiǎn lái de.

You should have come a little earlier.
你随时可以来。

Nǐ suíshí kěyǐ lái.

You can come at any time.
其中一个学生今天没来。

Qízhōng yí gè xuésheng jīntiān méi lái.

One of the students didn't come today.
别忘了明天七点到这里来。

Bié wàngle míngtiān qī diǎn dào zhèlǐ lái.

Don't forget to come here at seven tomorrow.
因为他的病，他没能来。

Yīnwèi tā de bìng, tā méi néng lái.

He can't come because he's ill.
她为什么没来？

Tā wèishénme méi lái?

Why didn't she come?
她也许会来。

Tā yěxǔ huì lái.

She might come.
她大概不会来了。

Tā dàgài búhuì láile.

It isn't likely that she will come.
她很快就来了。

Tā hěn kuài jiù láile.

She will come soon.
她明天可能不会来这里。

Tā míngtiān kěnéng búhuì lái zhèlǐ.

She may not come here tomorrow.
她爸爸不会来的，他很忙。

Tā bàba búhuì lái de, tā hěn máng.

Her father won't come, he is really busy.
她的爸爸不来因为太忙了。

Tā de bàba bù lái yīnwèi tài mángle.

Her dad won't come, he is very busy.
她随时能再来。

Tā suíshí néng zài lái.

She can come along again anytime.