来

English Definitions

• 1.to come
• 2.(used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
• 3.hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来)
• 4.ever since (as in 自古以来)
• 5.for the past (amount of time)
• 6.(prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世)
• 7.(between two verbs) in order to
• 8.(after a round number) approximately
• 9.(used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来)

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