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来
lái
to come · to arrive

HSK 126 words in the family

The 来 family

Every HSK 1–4 word containing 来. The example sentences use HSK 1–4 vocabulary only.

起来 qi lai HSK 1
to get up · to start (doing)
请qǐng你nǐ站zhàn起qǐ来lái。
Please stand up.
出来 chū lái HSK 1
to come out · to emerge · out (completive aspect)
他tā从cóng家jiā里lǐ出来chūlái。
He came out from home.
回来 huí lai HSK 1
to come back · to return
他tā回huí来lái了le。
He came back.
来到 lái dào HSK 1
to come to · to arrive at
他tā来到láidào北京Běijīng。
He came to Beijing.
进来 jìn lái HSK 1
to come in · to enter
请qǐng进来jìnlái坐zuò。
Please come in and sit down.
来自 lái zì HSK 2
to come from · to originate from
他tā来自láizì北京běijīng。
He comes from Beijing.
带来 dài lái HSK 2
to bring · to bring about
他tā带来dàilái了le一些yìxiē水果shuǐguǒ。
He brought some fruit.
过来 guò lái HSK 2
to come over · to cross over · over (toward speaker)
请qǐng过来guòlái一下儿yīxiàr。
Please come over for a moment.
原来 yuán lái HSK 2
originally · in fact · turns out
原来yuánlái是shì你nǐ。
So it was you.
后来 hòu lái HSK 2
later · afterwards
后来hòulái，他tā来lái了le。
Later, he came.
越来越 yuè lái yuè HSK 2
more and more
天气tiānqì越来越yuèláiyuè热rè了le。
The weather is getting hotter and hotter.
接下来 jiē xià lái HSK 2
next · then
接下来jiēxiàlái，我wǒ们men喝hē茶chá。
Next, we drink tea.
下来 xià lai HSK 3
down · to come down · onward (in time)
请qǐng从cóng楼lóu上shàng下来xiàlái。
Please come down from upstairs.
本来 běn lái HSK 3
originally · at first
他tā本来běnlái要yào来lái，但dàn没méi来lái。
He originally wanted to come, but didn't.
以来 yǐ lái HSK 3
since · ever since
去年qù nián以来yǐ lái，他tā很hěn忙máng。
Since last year, he has been very busy.
从来 cóng lái HSK 3
always · all along
我wǒ从来cónglái不bù迟到chídào。
I never arrive late.
将来 jiāng lái HSK 3
future · in the future
我wǒ想xiǎng将来jiānglái做zuò医生yīshēng。
I want to be a doctor in the future.
上来 shàng lái HSK 3
to come up · to move upward
请qǐng你nǐ上来shànglái。
Please come up.
传来 chuán lái HSK 3
to come (of sound/news) · to be heard
从cóng门口mén kǒu传来chuán lái声音shēng yīn。
A sound came from the doorway.
看起来 kàn qǐ lai HSK 3
to look like · it seems
她tā看起来kànqǐlái很hěn高兴gāoxìng。
She looks happy.
未来 wèi lái HSK 4
future · the time to come
未来wèilái，我wǒ要yào当dāng医生yīshēng。
In the future, I want to be a doctor.
看来 kàn lai HSK 4
it seems · apparently
看来kànlái，你nǐ很hěn忙máng。
It seems you are very busy.
来源 lái yuán HSK 4
source · origin
消息xiāoxi的de来源láiyuán不bù清楚qīngchǔ。
The source of the news is not clear.
来不及 lái bu jí HSK 4
to not have enough time to · too late to
现在xiànzài走zǒu，来不及láibují了le。
If we leave now, it'll be too late.
来得及 lái de jí HSK 4
to have enough time · to be able to make it
还hái来得及láidejí，别bié急jí。
There's still time, don't worry.
一般来说 yī bān lái shuō HSK 4
generally speaking · in general
一般来说yībānláishuō，他tā不bù迟到chídào。
Generally speaking, he is not late.
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