來 (loi4 | lai2) : come; arrive; future

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來

loi4

lai2

[1] [v] come; arrive; occur | [antonym] 去
[2] [adj] future; coming; next
[3] [prep] for; in; during; over
[4] [particle] used after a verb to indicate the result
[5] [particle] used after more than one numeral to list the point
[6] [粵] variant of 嚟

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

來 / 来

Don't confuse with:
夾坐爽

This word has been viewed 33745 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Aug 2013 11:43

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來勁 loi4 ging3 lai2 jin4 = enthusiastic; in high spirits; thrilling; exhilarating; invigorating; tease; jest with; annoy 國

出來 ceot1 lei4/lai4/loi4 chu1 lai2 = to come out; to emerge

本來 bun2 loi4 ben3 lai2 = formerly; at first; original

馬來西亞 maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 ma3 lai2 xi1 ya3 (Taiwan), ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4 (PRC) = Malaysia

未來 mei6 loi4/lei4 wei4 lai2 = future; in the future; [粵] have not yet come

來自 loi4 zi6 lai2 zi4 = to come from 國

將來 zoeng1 loi4 jiang1 lai2 = in the future

過來 gwo3 lai4 guo4 lai2; guo4 lai5 = come here

從來 cung4 loi4 cong2 lai2 = always; at all times; all along

埋來 maai4 lai4 = come here; come closer 粵
See all 207 compounds (CantoDict reports 210 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 39 examples containing 來

我來自美國。國
I'm from the United States.

原來你哥哥係差人粵
Your brother was a policeman all along!
[Lit. all along you brother is policeman]

過來呀，我有啲嘢想同你講呀。粵
Come over here, I've got something I want to discuss with you.

我從來都沒去過日本。國
I have never been to Japan.

你喺邊一個國家來㗎？粵
Which country are you from?

我們來玩電腦遊戲吧! 國
Let's play video games!

聖誕節快來了國
It will be Christmas soon

遞樽鹽過來,唔該粵
Please pass me the salt

擰塊面過來! 粵
Turn your face this way!

他已經清醒過來國
He has regained consciousness

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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