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how to write lai(come) in chinese

pinyinlái
radicalsStroke count7
eanglish meaningcome; arrive; crop up; take place; future; coming; next; ever since; about; around

  Stroke order of the Chinese character "来" (lai)

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Basic explanations

v. (从别的地方到说话人所在的地方) come; arrive:

1.  跟我!
Come along with me.

2.  啦!
Hello!; So you're here already.

3.  她过一两个星期就
She'll come over in a week or two.

4.  她说今天早上没有信
She says no letter arrived this morning.

5.  啦!
The electricity is on.

6.  他们自全国各地。
They hail from all parts of the country.

v. (发生; 来到) crop up; take place; come up:

1.  别人一干涉, 麻烦就了。
When others interfere, it always makes trouble.

2.  今年雨季得晚。
The rainy season is backward this year.

3.  雷阵雨马上就要了。
A thunder shower is coming up.

4.  那 一 年, 流行性感冒得异常凶猛。
The grippe hit unusually severely that year.

5.  问题了。
Problems have cropped up.

v. (做某个动作, 代替意义更具体的动词):

1.  一个一百八十度的大转弯
make an about face; make a 180-degree turn;

2.  一盘棋。
Let's have a game of chess.

3.  你歇歇, 让我吧。
You take a rest. Let me do it.

4.  我们去踢足球, 你?
We're going to play football. Do you want to join in?

5.  我自己吧。
(指吃东西)I'll help myself.;(指做事)Let me do it myself.

6.  一点吧?
(指请人吃东西) Would you like a little more?

7.  一个!
(请演员表演) Encore!

v. (跟“得”或“不”连用, 表示可能或不可能):

1.  大事做不, 小事又不做
be unable to do big jobs and look down on small ones;

2.  辣椒我吃得, 但不特别喜欢。
I can eat red pepper, though I'm not overfond of it.

3.  坡太陡, 车子上不
The car can't come up, as the slope is so steep.

4.  他脾气好, 和谁都处得
He is good-tempered and he gets along with everyone.

v. (用在另一动词前面, 表示要做某件事):

1.  大家想办法。
Let's pool our ideas and see what to do.; Let's put our heads together and see how to do it.

2.  要不要我帮你翻译?
Would you like me to interpret for you?

3.  咱们试试, 看它会不会折断。
Let's try whether it will break.

v. (用在另一动词或动词结构后面, 表示来做某件事):

1.  他回村看望乡亲们了。
He's come back to the village to see us folks.

2.  我们报喜了。
We've brought you good news.

v. 用在动词结构或介词结构与动词或动词结构之间, 表示后面部分是目的):

1.  用我们自己的双手建设祖国
build our country with our own hands;

2.  你能用什么办法帮助他呢?
How are you going to help him?

3.  我们将开个会交流经验。
We'll hold a meeting to exchange experiences.

v. (来自; 来源于) derive; come from:

1.  “girl”这个词是由中世纪英文中的“girle”的。
The word “girl” is derived from Middle English “girle”.

2.  这个词是从希腊文的。
The word comes from Greek.

adj. (未来的) future; coming; next:

1.  
next spring;

2.  
the coming year; next year

(表示曾经发生过什么事):

1.  你这是何苦?
Why have you done such an abominable thing?

2.  这话我多会儿说?
When did I say so?

(从过去到现在) ever since:

1.  两千年
over the past 2,000 years;

2.  十多天
for the last ten days and more;

3.  无恙乎?
How have you been since I saw you last?

(用在“十、百、千”等数词或数量词后面表示概数) about; around:

1.  八十
around eighty;

2.  二十
about twenty (years old);

3.  两米
about two metres high;

4.  六点
about six o'clock

(用在“一、二、三”等数词后面, 列举理由):

1.  ..., 二...
in the first place ..., in the second place ...;

2.  我好久没有看她, 一路太远, 二没工夫。
I haven't been to see her for a long time now. For one thing, she lives too far away; for another, I've been rather busy.

(诗歌中间用做衬字):

1.  不愁吃不愁穿
not have to worry about food or clothing;

2.  正月里是新春。
Spring comes with the first moon of the new year.

n. (姓氏) a surname:

1.  俊臣
Lai Junchen