Word: 来 (lái)

他多年来在各地流转谋生。

Tā duōnián lái zài gèdì liúzhuǎn móushēng.

For years he has wandered from place to place to make a living.

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.

他对我们来说是完全陌生的。

Tā duì wǒmen lái shuō shì wánquán mòshēng de.

He was an entire stranger to us.

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?

他应该会来吧。

Tā yīnggāi huì lái ba.

I suppose he's coming.

他应该来的。

Tā yīnggāi lái de.

He was supposed to come.

他开着新车来夸耀财富。

Tā kāizhe xīn chē lái kuāyào cáifù.

He drove up in a new car to flaunt his wealth.

他开车来的。

Tā kāichē lái de.

He came by car.

他很快就会来的。

Tā hěn kuài jiù huì lái de.

He will come soon.

他怎么没来？

Tā zěnme méi lái?

What prevented him from coming?

他恳求我留下来。

Tā kěnqiú wǒ liúxià lái.

He begged me to stay.

他想找本书来读。

Tā xiǎng zhǎo běn shū lái dú.

He wants a book to read.

他才来过一次。

Tā cái láiguo yícì.

He's only been here once before.

他打电话来说不能参加会议。

Tā dǎdiànhuà lái shuō bùnéng cānjiā huìyì.

He called in to say he could not attend the meeting.

他故意说那句话来挑衅我。

Tā gùyì shuō nà jù huà lái tiǎoxìn wǒ.

He said that on purpose to provoke me.

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?

他昨天来我的办公室。

Tā zuótiān lái wǒ de bàngōngshì.

He came to my office yesterday.

他昨天没来上学。

Tā zuótiān méi lái shàngxué.

He was absent from school yesterday.

他昨天没来上学，因为他病了。

Tā zuótiān méi lái shàngxué, yīnwèi tā bìng le.

He was absent from school yesterday because he was ill.

他是上个学期来的吗？

Tā shì shàng ge xuéqī lái de ma?

Did he get here last semester? ⇒ Was it last semester that he got here?

他是从法国来的。

Tā shì cóng Fǎguó lái de.

He is from France.

他是医生来的。

Tā shì yīshēng lái de.

He is a doctor.

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.

他是新来的。

Tā shì xīn lái de.

He's a newcomer.

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.

他来上海开会，顺便看了看老同学。

Tā lái Shànghǎi kāihuì, shùnbiàn kànle kàn lǎo tóngxué.

He came to Shanghai for a meeting and visited an old classmate while he was there.

他来了很多次了。

Tā láile hěn duōcì le.

He came several times.

他来了我的房间。

Tā láile wǒ de fángjiān.

He came into my room.

他来了没有？

Tā láile méiyǒu?

Has he come yet?

他来找你，无非是想借点钱。

Tā lái zhǎo nǐ, wúfēi shì xiǎng jiè diǎn qián.

He came to see you only because he wants to borrow some money.

他来接我走。

Tā lái jiē wǒ zǒu.

He came to pick me up.

他来时她在画玫瑰。

Tā lái shí tā zài huà méiguī.

She was planting roses when he came.

他来的话，告诉我一声。

Tā lái dehuà, gàosu wǒ yìshēng.

If he comes, let me know.

他来跟我们吃了晚饭。

Tā lái gēn wǒmen chīle wǎnfàn.

He came and had dinner with us.

他来过我们家。

Tā láiguo wǒmen jiā.

He's been to our house (in the past - he's left now).

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.

他来这里的目的是什么？

Tā lái zhèlǐ de mùdì shì shénme?

For what purpose did he come here?

他没来开会，是什么缘故呢？

Tā méi lái kāihuì, shì shénme yuángù ne?

What was the reason he didn't come to the meeting?

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.

他的母亲来接他了。

Tā de mǔqīn lái jiē tā le.

His mother came to pick him up.

他突然来电话借钱，有点冒昧。

Tā tūrán lái diànhuà jièqián, yǒudiǎn màomèi.

It was a bit presumptuous of him to call suddenly and ask to borrow money.

他等我直到我来。

Tā děng wǒ zhídào wǒ lái.

He waited for me until I arrived.

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.

他终于来了。

Tā zhōngyú láile.

He's finally here!

他莫名其妙地发起火来。

Tā mòmíngqímiào de fā qǐhuǒ lái.

He flew into a rage for no reason at all.

他要是来了就好了。

Tā yàoshi láile jiù hǎole.

If only he had come.

他要来这件事对我而言无关紧要。

Tā yào lái zhè jiàn shì duì wǒ éryán wúguānjǐnyào.

It is of no consequence to me that he is coming.

他讲笑话来娱乐大家。

Tā jiǎng xiàohua lái yúlè dàjiā.

He told jokes to amuse everyone.

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：“我是加拿大来的。”

Tā shuō: “Wǒ shì Jiānádà lái de.”

He said, "I'm from Canada."

他说新的谎话来圆以前说的谎话。

Tā shuō xīn de huǎnghuà lái yuán yǐqián shuō de huǎnghuà.

He tells a new lie to cover up those that came before.

他说要到我这里来。

Tā shuō yào dào wǒ zhèlǐ lái.

He said he wanted to come to me.

他跑来告诉我这件事。

Tā pǎo lái gàosu wǒ zhè jiàn shì.

He ran here to tell me this.

他还没有来，是不是？

Tā hái méiyǒu lái, shìbúshì?

He hasn't come already, has he?

众多游客来这里看风景。

Zhòngduō yóukè lái zhèlǐ kàn fēngjǐng.

Many tourists come here to see the scenery.

会议临开始，老板突然来了。

Huìyì lín kāishǐ, lǎobǎn tūrán láile.

Just as the meeting was about to start, the boss suddenly showed up.

何仙姑回娘家，云里来雾里去

héxiāngū huíniángjiā, Yún li lái wù li qù

Immortal He Gu goes back to her parents' home: arriving in the clouds, leaving in the mist

你不会来，是吗？

Nǐ búhuì lái, shì ma?

You are not coming, are you?

你不必什么都非得自己来。

Nǐ búbì shénme dōu fēiděi zìjǐ lái.

You shouldn't try to do everything by yourself.

你不来跟我们一起吃晚饭吗？

Nǐ bù lái gēn wǒmen yìqǐ chī wǎnfàn ma?

Won't you join us for dinner?

你不用每天都来这里。

Nǐ búyòng měitiān dōu lái zhèlǐ.

You don't have to come here every day.

你不能做些事来帮助我吗？

Nǐ bùnéng zuò xiē shì lái bāngzhù wǒ ma?

Can't you do something to help me?

你不能来真是太糟糕了。

Nǐ bùnéng lái zhēnshi tài zāogāole.

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

你不要想用金钱来操控我的决定。

Nǐ búyào xiǎng yòng jīnqián lái cāokòng wǒ de juédìng.

Don't try to manipulate my decision with money.

你不跟我来吗？

Nǐ bù gēn wǒ lái ma?

Won't you come with me?

你为什么不坐下来放松一下。

Nǐ wèishénme bú zuòxià lai fàngsōng yíxià.

Why don't you sit down and relax?

你为什么不留下来一会儿？

Nǐ wèishénme bù liúxià lái yíhuìr?

Why don't you stay a little while?

你为什么来了日本？

Nǐ wèishénme láile Rìběn?

Why did you come to Japan?

你为什么来应聘这个工作？

Nǐ wèishénme lái yìngpìn zhège gōngzuò?

Why are you applying for this job?

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?

你也是从波士顿来的吗？

Nǐ yě shì cóng Bōshìdùn lái de ma?

Are you also from Boston?

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?

你从哪儿弄来的钱去买那件衣服？

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

Where did you get the money to buy that dress?

你从哪里弄来这把网球拍的？

Nǐ cóng nǎlǐ nòng lái zhè bǎ wǎngqiú pāi de?

Where did you get this tennis racket?

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?

你们来北京是出差还是观光？

Nǐmen lái Běijīng shì chūchāi háishi guānguāng?

Did you come to Beijing on business or to tour around?

你会来，我很高兴。

Nǐ huì lái, wǒ hěn gāoxìng.

I'm glad that you will come.

你会用它来做什么？

Nǐ huì yòng tā lái zuò shénme?

What will you use it for?

你先去楼下挂号，再来找医生。

Nǐ xiān qù lóuxià guàhào, zài lái zhǎo yīshēng.

Go downstairs to register first, then come and see the doctor.

你去叫他来。

Nǐ qù jiào tā lái.

Tell him to come.

你可以拿点吃的来吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ ná diǎn chī de lái ma?

Could you bring some food?

你可以晚点再打电话来吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ wǎndiǎn zài dǎdiànhuà lái ma?

Could you call again later, please?

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.

你后来还来过这儿吗？

Nǐ hòulái hái láiguo zhèr ma?

Have you been here since?

你哪儿来的主意？

Nǐ nǎr lái de zhǔyi?

Where did you get the idea?

你干嘛走来走去？

Nǐ gànmá zǒu lái zǒu qù?

Why do you keep walking around like that?