Chinese word dictionary

旺来

wàng lái · (Tw) pineapple (from Taiwanese 王梨, Tai-lo pr. [ông-lâi])

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Word information

Simplified旺来

Traditional旺來

Pinyinwàng lái

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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旺wàng

to flourish, to prosper; prosperous

来lái

to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on

How to learn 旺来

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来lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) 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])

出来chūlái

to come out; to appear; to arise

过来guòlái

to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

回来huílái

to return; to come back

进来jìnlái

to come in

起来qǐlái

to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]