How to say “come” in Chinese
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“Come” in Chinese is 来, lái: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
来 is read lái. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
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 “来”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 来. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 明天你可以来吗míngtiānnǐkěyǐláimaCan you come tomorrow?
- 明天你能来吗míngtiānnǐnéngláimaCan you come tomorrow?
- 你是怎么来的？nǐshìzěnmeláideHow did you get here?
- 我是打车来的wǒshìdǎchēláideI came by taxi.
- 你出来一下nǐchūláiyíxiàCome out for a moment.
- 快起来八点了kuàiqǐlái,bādiǎnleGet up, quick, it's already eight!
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Making plans to meet”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “come” in Chinese?
“Come” in Chinese is 来, pinyin lái.
What does 来 mean?
来 (lái) means “come”.
How do you write 来?
来 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 来?
来 is read lái. Tones: lái — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“come” in the lesson “Making plans to meet”
This word is from the topic “Time and the day” of HSK 1. 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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