来
Character
to come; to move toward the speaker or a place
Meaning
lái
lai2- to come; to move toward the speaker or a place
- said when asking for or ordering something, like 'one coffee, please'
Examples
你明天来我家吗？
nǐ míng tiān lái wǒ jiā ma
Are you coming to my house tomorrow?
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请来一杯咖啡。
qǐng lái yì bēi kā fēi
Please give me a cup of coffee.
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Stroke order
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Words with 来
See all 357 →来到lái dàoto arrive at or come to a placeWordHSK 1来自lái zìto come from (a place or thing)WordHSK 2来源lái yuánwhere something comes fromWordHSK 4来不及lái bu jíthere is not enough time to do somethingWordHSK 4来得及lái de jíto have enough time to do somethingWordHSK 4来信lái xìna letter that someone sends youWordHSK 5来往lái wǎngto come and go between places or peopleWordHSK 6来临lái lín(of a time, season, or important event) to come; to arriveWordHSK 7–9来历lái lìwhere a person or thing comes fromWordHSK 7–9来回lái huígoing to a place and coming back againWordHSK 7–9来宾lái bīnguest; a person you invite to a party or eventWordHSK 7–9来年lái niánnext year; the year that comes after this oneWordHSK 7–9