How to say “come over” in Chinese
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“Come over” in Chinese is 过来, guò lái: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
过来 is read guò lái: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”. As a particle of experience it is read with the neutral tone: guo.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “过来”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 过来. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你过来一下nǐguòláiyíxiàCome over here for a moment.
- 你拿过来吧。nǐnáguòláibaBring it over here.
- 她朝我走了过来tācháowǒzǒuleguòlaiShe came over to me.
- 我把错字改过来了wǒbǎcuòzìgǎiguòlaileI corrected the wrong characters.
- 他终于醒过来了tāzhōngyúxǐngguòlaileHe finally came to.
More words from the lesson “Come back and bring”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “come over” in Chinese?
“Come over” in Chinese is 过来, pinyin guòlái.
What does 过来 mean?
过来 (guòlái) means “come over”.
How do you write 过来?
过来 is 2 characters: 过 (guò) — pass; 来 (lái) — come. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 过来?
过来 is read guòlái. Tones: guò — fourth tone, lái — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“come over” in the lesson “Come back and bring”
This word is from the topic “There and back” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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