過來 (gwo3 lai4 | guo4 lai2; guo4 lai5) : come here

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過來

gwo3 lai4

guo4 lai2; guo4 lai5

[1] [v] come (over) here
[2] [v] used after a verb to indicate (a) sufficiency of time, quantity, etc (b) motion towards the speaker (c) turning upside down or in another direction (d) a return to the original or normal state | [粵]: 過嚟

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 3,480,000

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

過來 / 过来

This word has been viewed 9661 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tuan on 22nd Jul 2004 21:43 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

過 gwo3 - pass through; across
來 loi4 - come; arrive; future

4 compounds containing this word:

過來人 - sb. who has had a particular experience
反過來說 - on the other hand
顛倒過來 - invert
反過來睇 - on the other hand

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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.

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

你一個人能應付過來嗎? 國
Can you manage on your own?

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

過嚟 gwo3 lai4 = to come over here 粵

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