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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。
它也可以放在动词前面，表示要做某件事，比如"我来帮你"。
Meanings
来lái
to come; to arrive
他明天来我家。
来lái
used before a verb to show one will do something
我来做饭吧。
来lái
since (a past time up to now)
三年来我一直住在这里。
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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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