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来

lái

Description

"来"是一个很常用的动词，意思是从别的地方到说话人这里。

"来" is a very common verb meaning to come to the speaker's place from somewhere else.

它也可以放在动词前面，表示要做某件事，比如"我来帮你"。

It can also be placed before a verb to indicate an intention to do something, for example, "我来帮你" (I'll help you).

Meanings

来lái

to come; to arrive

他明天来我家。

He is coming to my house tomorrow.

来lái

used before a verb to show one will do something

我来做饭吧。

Let me cook.

来lái

since (a past time up to now)

三年来我一直住在这里。

I have been living here for three years.

Related words

去来到回来出来过来来自

Notes

  • Nuance

    来 moves toward the speaker; 去 moves away from the speaker.

  • Etymology

    originally a pictograph of a wheat plant, later borrowed for the verb "come".

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