來
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lái · to arrive, to come, to return

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8Total strokes

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Vocabulary in context

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Example sentences

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Tā yàoshi lái le jiù hǎo le.他要是來了就好了。

If only he had come.

Source: Tatoeba #10280065 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài wǒ lái dào zhī qián jiù sǐ le.他在我來到之前就死了。

He died previous to my arrival.

Source: Tatoeba #349986 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zuò nǐ de bù fèn , qí tā de wǒ lái zuò.你做你的部份, 其他的我來做。

You do your part and I'll do the rest.

Source: Tatoeba #775750 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yàoshi nǐ hé wǒ mén yì qǐ lái jiù hǎo le.要是你和我們一起來就好了。

I wish you had come with us.

Source: Tatoeba #891327 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhēn de hěn guān xīn nǐ de wèi lái.我真的很關心你的未來。

I'm really concerned about your future.

Source: Tatoeba #796002 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì xīn lái de.我是新來的。

I am new here.

Source: Tatoeba #6931240 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 來 in context

  1. Say lái, then recall the core meaning: to arrive, to come, to return.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the overlaid balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 來 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.