Word: 来 (lái)

一些人通过阅读来放松。

Yìxiē rén tōngguò yuèdú lái fàngsōng.

Some people relax by reading.

一位友人从远方寄来了礼物。

Yí wèi yǒurén cóng yuǎnfāng jì láile lǐwù.

A friend from far away sent me a gift.

一出门，冷风迎面吹来。

Yì chūmén, lěngfēng yíngmiàn chuī lái.

As soon as I stepped outside, the cold wind blew right in my face.

一半的学生今天没来。

Yíbàn de xuésheng jīntiān méi lái.

Half of the students didn't come today.

七仙女走娘家，云里来雾里去

qī xiānnǚ zǒuniángjiā, Yún li lái wù li qù

the Seventh Fairy visiting her parents' home: coming and going through clouds and mist

万一出了差错，谁来负责？

Wànyī chūle chācuò, shéi lái fùzé?

If something goes wrong, who will take responsibility?

万一我来晚了的话，请不要等我。

Wànyī wǒ lái wǎn le dehuà, qǐng búyào děng wǒ.

If by any chance I'm late, please don't wait for me.

万一我来晚的话，就别等我了。

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

Should I be late, don't wait for me.

万一来不了，我会先给你打电话。

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

In case I can't come, I'll give you a call beforehand.

三伏天的雨,说来就来

sānfútiān de yǔ,shuō lái jiù lái

rain in the dog days: comes the moment it's mentioned

三局两胜，你敢来吗？

Sān jú liǎng shèng, nǐ gǎn lái ma?

Best of three. Do you dare to play?

下个月请你来喝我的喜酒。

Xiàgeyuè qǐng nǐ lái hē wǒ de xǐjiǔ.

Please come to my wedding feast next month.

下午公司请老员工来座谈。

Xiàwǔ gōngsī qǐng lǎo yuángōng lái zuòtán.

This afternoon the company is inviting long-serving employees for an informal discussion.

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.

不能只用钱来衡量一份工作。

Bùnéng zhǐ yòngqian lái héngliáng yífèn gōngzuò.

You can't weigh a job by money alone.

不能根据服装来判断一个人。

Bùnéng gēnjù fúzhuāng lái pànduàn yí gè rén.

You can't judge a person based on clothing.

不能靠打骂来惩治孩子。

Bùnéng kào dǎmà lái chéngzhì háizi.

You can't punish children by hitting and scolding them.

不要以穿着来判断一个人。

Búyào yǐ chuānzhe lái pànduàn yí gè rén.

Don't judge a man by his clothes.

不要再来一次了！

Búyào zài lái yícì le!

Not again!

不要紧，我自己来吧。

Búyàojǐn, wǒ zìjǐ lái ba.

Never mind, I'll do it myself.

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.

专家们来考查这座古桥。

Zhuānjiāmen lái kǎochá zhè zuò gǔ qiáo.

The experts came to investigate this old bridge.

两家人之间多年来一直存在敌视。

Liǎng jiā rén zhījiān duōnián lái yìzhí cúnzài díshì.

There has been antagonism between the two families for many years.

严寒来了，河水都结冰了。

Yánhán láile, héshuǐ dōu jiébīng le.

The severe winter has arrived, and the river has frozen over.

为人处世两件宝，和为贵来忍为高

wéi rén chǔshì liǎng jiàn bǎo, hé wéi guì lái rěn wéi gāo

two treasures for dealing with people: harmony is most precious, patience is highest

为什么你不来跟我跳舞？

Wèishénme nǐ bù lái gēn wǒ tiàowǔ?

Why don't you come dancing with me?

为什么没人来我的网站呢？

Wèishénme méi rén lái wǒ de wǎngzhàn ne?

Why isn't anyone visiting my website?

为什么现在才来？

Wèishénme xiànzài cái lái?

Why have you come only now?

主雅客来勤

zhǔ yǎkè lái qín

if the host is refined, guests come often

九溪十八涧的水，冲来的

jiǔxī shíbā jiàn de shuǐ, chōng lái de

the water of nine streams and eighteen gullies: it was washed together

也许她明天会来。

Yěxǔ tā míngtiān huì lái.

Perhaps she will come tomorrow.

事故发生后不久，警察来了。

Shìgù fāshēng hòu bùjiǔ, jǐngchá láile.

Shortly after the accident, the police came.

亲戚们都来给外婆祝寿了。

Qīnqimen dōu lái gěi wàipó zhùshòu le.

The relatives have all come to celebrate Grandma's birthday.

人人生来平等。

Rén rénshēng lái píngděng.

All men are created equal.

人们必须用狐狸来抓狐狸。

Rénmen bìxū yòng húli lái zhuā húli.

People must use foxes to catch foxes.

人怕老来病

rén pà lǎo lái bìng

people fear illness in old age

什么时候对你来说是方便的？

Shénme shíhou duì nǐ lái shuō shì fāngbiàn de?

When will it be convenient for you?

今天一个人也没来。

Jīntiān yí gè rén yě méi lái.

Not one person came today.

今天我来请客。

Jīntiān wǒ lái qǐngkè.

It's my treat today.

今天早上火车来迟了。

Jīntiān zǎoshang huǒchē lái chíle.

The train was late this morning.

今天来了很多人。

Jīntiān láile hěn duō rén.

A lot of people came today.

今天的足球比赛由他来裁判。

Jīntiān de zúqiú bǐsài yóu tā lái cáipàn.

He will referee today's football match.

从你来时的路回家。

Cóng nǐ lái shí de lù huíjiā.

Take the same road home that you came on.

从前文后理来推断一个字的意思。

Cóngqián wén hòu lǐ lái tuīduàn yí gè zì de yìsi.

Get the meaning of a word from its context.

从哪儿来的？

Cóng nǎr lái de?

Where did it come from?

从某种意义来说，你是对的。

Cóng mǒuzhǒng yìyì lái shuō, nǐ shì duì de.

You're right in a sense.

从现在开始，由她来照顾你。

Cóng xiànzài kāishǐ, yóu tā lái zhàogu nǐ.

She will care for you from now on.

仓库里堆满了刚收来的谷物。

Cāngkù lǐ duīmǎnle gāng shōu lái de gǔwù.

The warehouse is piled high with freshly harvested grain.

他一年来东京一次。

Tā yì nián lái Dōngjīng yícì.

He comes to Tokyo once a year.

他一直没来，可见不想去。

Tā yìzhí méi lái, kějiàn bùxiǎng qù.

He still hasn't come, so it's clear he doesn't want to go.

他一直等到她来了为止。

Tā yìzhí děngdào tā láile wéizhǐ.

He waited until she came.

他不会再来这儿了。

Tā búhuì zài lái zhèr le.

He won't be coming here again.

他不可能来。

Tā bù kěnéng lái.

There's no possibility of his coming.

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.

他专程为这件事飞来北京。

Tā zhuānchéng wèi zhè jiàn shì fēi lái Běijīng.

He flew to Beijing specially for this matter.

他专程来拜见校长。

Tā zhuānchéng lái bàijiàn xiàozhǎng.

He came specially to pay the principal a formal visit.

他专程来瞻仰这位大师的墓。

Tā zhuānchéng lái zhānyǎng zhèwèi dàshī de mù.

He came especially to pay homage at this master's tomb.

他也许明天能来。

Tā yěxǔ míngtiān néng lái.

He may be able to come tomorrow.

他亲自来了。

Tā qīnzì láile.

He came in person.

他今天下午会来的。

Tā jīntiān xiàwǔ huì lái de.

He will come this afternoon.

他今天不见得会来。

Tā jīntiān bújiànde huì lái.

He is unlikely to come today.

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.

他从热那亚来。

Tā cóng Rènàyà lái.

He comes from Genoa.

他从英国来。

Tā cóng Yīngguó lái.

He comes from England.

他们全都来了。

Tāmen quándōu láile.

They all have come.

他们在不合适的时间来了。

Tāmen zài bù héshì de shíjiān láile.

They came at an inconvenient time.

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.

他们是昨天来的。

Tāmen shì zuótiān lái de.

They got here yesterday. ⇒ It was yesterday that they got here.

他们是用什么来打你的？

Tāmen shì yòng shénme lái dǎ nǐ de?

What did they hit you with?

他们曾经准时来过吗？

Tāmen céngjīng zhǔnshí láiguo ma?

Have they ever come on time?

他们没来这里，是吗？

Tāmen méi lái zhèlǐ, shì ma?

They didn't come here, did they?

他们直到明天前不会来。

Tāmen zhídào míngtiān qián búhuì lái.

They won't come until tomorrow.

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 bǎozhèngguo huì lái què méiyǒu lái.

He promised to come, but he didn't come.

他偶尔会来拜访我。

Tā ǒu'ěr huì lái bàifǎng wǒ.

He occasionally visited me.

他准时来了。

Tā zhǔnshí láile.

He arrived in time.

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.

他列举数字来说明问题。

Tā lièjǔ shùzì lái shuōmíng wèntí.

He enumerated figures to illustrate the problem.

他刚搬来，还不习惯这里的水土。

Tā gāng bān lái, hái bù xíguàn zhèlǐ de shuǐtǔ.

He just moved here and isn't used to the climate yet.

他刚来，请大家多多谅解。

Tā gāng lái, qǐng dàjiā duōduō liàngjiě.

He just arrived, so please everyone make allowances for him.

他刚来这镇上。

Tā gāng lái zhè zhèn shàng.

He's new in town.

他初来时不会说中文。

Tā chū lái shí búhuì shuō Zhōngwén.

When he first came, he couldn't speak Chinese.

他十分钟之后来。

Tā shí fēnzhōng zhīhòu lái.

He came after ten minutes.

他发来的信息全是感叹号。

Tā fā lái de xìnxī quán shì gǎntànhào.

The messages he sent were all exclamation marks.

他发烧了，明天够呛能来。

Tā fāshāole, míngtiān gòuqiàng néng lái.

He has a fever, so he's unlikely to make it tomorrow.

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.

他唱起歌来，声音豪迈又响亮。

Tā chàng qǐ gē lái, shēngyīn háomài yòu xiǎngliàng.

When he sings, his voice is bold and loud.

他因为生病没来上课。

Tā yīnwèi shēngbìng méi lái shàngkè.

He was absent from school on account of illness.