Translations for „lái“ in the Chinese » English Dictionary

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来¹ (來) lái

1. 来:

来 lái

come

来 lái

arrive

2. 来:

来 lái

take place

来 lái

occur

新的难题来了。

A new problem has occurred.

3. 来 (used to replace another verb of action):

来一盘棋。

Let's play a game of chess.

4. 来 (used to indicate possibility):

那支歌我唱不来。

I can't sing that song.

5. 来:

来 lái

be about to do sth.

我来帮你一把。

I'll give you some help.

6. 来:

来 lái

in order to do sth.

我们给你贺喜来了。

We've come to offer you our congratulations.

7. 来 (used to indicate how):

能用什么理由来说服他?

What reason can we put forth to persuade him?

8. 来:

来 lái

coming

来 lái

future

来春

the coming spring

9. 来:

来 lái

ever since

十年来

for the last ten years

十年来

over the past ten years

10. 来:

来 lái

about

来 lái

around

二百来人

around two hundred people

来² (來) lái

1. 来 (used to refer to the direction towards the speaker):

拿来。

Bring it here.

2. 来 (used to indicate purpose):

这是买来给自己用的。

This is bought for my own use.

莱 (萊) lái

莱 lái

铼 (錸) lái

铼 lái

rhenium (Re)

本来 běn­lái

1. 本来:

本来 běnlái

original

本来 běnlái

former

2. 本来:

本来 běnlái

originally

本来 běnlái

formerly

本来 běnlái

at first

3. 本来:

本来 běnlái

of course

本来 běnlái

it goes without saying

出来 chū­lái

1. 出来:

出来 chūlái

come out

出来散步

come out for a walk

2. 出来:

出来 chūlái

out

拿出来

take out

3. 出来 (used after a verb to indicate the result):

我认出他来了。

I recognized [or identified] him.

从来 cóng­lái

从来 cónglái

always

从来 cónglái

at all times

从来 cónglái

all along

到来 dào­lái

到来 dàolái

arrival

到来 dàolái

advent

即将到来

be approaching

过来 guò­lái

1. 过来:

过来 guòlái

be able to manage

活儿虽多，一个人也干得过来。

Though there is lots of work, one can manage it alone.

2. 过来:

过来 guòlái

towards

飞过来

fly towards me.

3. 过来:

过来 guòlái

over

把脸转过来。

Turn your face over.

4. 过来:

过来 guòlái

come round

醒过来

come round

醒过来

wake up

后来 hòu­lái

1. 后来:

后来 hòulái

afterwards

后来 hòulái

later

2. 后来:

后来 hòulái

late comer

后来 hòulái

successor

后来居上。

The latecomers surpass the old-timers. [or The younger generation will excel their elders.]

回来 huí­lái

1. 回来:

回来 huílái

return

回来 huílái

come back

2. 回来:

回来 huílái

back

回来 huílái

backward

拿回来

get back

将来 jiāng­lái

将来 jiānglái

future

美好的将来

glorious future

进来 jìn­lái

1. 进来:

进来 jìnlái

enter

进来 jìnlái

come in

进来 jìnlái

get in

2. 进来:

进来 jìnlái

into

进来 jìnlái

in

走进来

walk in

走进来

enter

近来 jìn­lái

近来 jìnlái

recently

近来 jìnlái

lately

近来 jìnlái

currently

来宾 lái­bīn

来宾 láibīn

guest

来宾 láibīn

visitor

来访 lái­fǎng

来访 láifǎng

come to visit

来访者

visitor

来回 lái­huí

1. 来回:

来回 láihuí

make a round trip

来回有一公里。

It's about one kilometer to go there and come back.

2. 来回:

来回 láihuí

round trip

来回票

return [or round-trip] ticket

3. 来回:

来回 láihuí

back and forth

来回 láihuí

to and fro

来回跑

walk [or travel] back and forth

来回跑

shuttle between two places

来件 lái­jiàn

来件 láijiàn

letter or parcel received

来件 láijiàn

incoming document

来客 lái­kè

来客 láikè

guest

来客 láikè

visitor

来历 lái­lì

来历 láilì

origin

来历 láilì

source

来历不明的人

person with dubious background