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Entry·pron. lái
ㄌㄞˊ
“To come; to arrive; to return; to happen; to be used as a substitute for a verb; indicating possibility; indicating the future or next time; approximately.”
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- 未來ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄞˊthe time yet to come; the future; tomorrow; approaching; coming; pending
- 後來ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊafterwards; later; subsequently; after a while; in the future; those who arrive later; newcomers
- 起來ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊto stand up; to get up; to rise; (verb complement) beginning of an action; upward movement; preliminary impression; completion of an action
- 來自ㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋto come from (a place); originating from; (in email headers) From:
- 帶來ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊto bring; to bring about; to produce; to cause to happen
- 出來ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊto come out; to appear; to emerge; to show up; to take office; to be completed (after a verb)
- 原來ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊoriginal; former; at first; so, actually, as it turns out; used when discovering something previously unknown
- 以來ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊsince (a specified time or event); from then until now; afterwards; more than; over
- 回來ㄏㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄌㄞto return; to come back; to come back later; in a moment
- 來到ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄠˋto arrive; to come; to reach a place or point in time.
- 看起來ㄎㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊto look; to appear; to seem; to give the impression that; apparently; seemingly.
- 本來ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊoriginally; at first; originally; it goes without saying; of course; naturally
- 越來越ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄝˋincreasingly; more and more; gradually more
- 下來ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊto come down; to descend; (after a verb of motion) down and toward the speaker; (after a verb) indicates completion or result; (after an adjective) gradually more; (of a period of time) to be over; to be harvested (of crops)
- 從來ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊalways; at all times; from the past to the present; never (in negative sentences).
- 用來ㄩㄥˋ ㄌㄞˊto be used for; in order to; so as to; since; from a past time up to now.
- 愈來愈ㄩˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄩˋincreasingly; more and more; progressively.
- 接下來ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊnext; following; then; subsequently; what comes after; the next step or part.
- 來源ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊsource; origin; where something comes from; root cause
- 看來ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄞˊapparently; it seems that; from the look of things; judging by the situation
- 將來ㄐㄧㄤ ㄌㄞˊin the future; the time that is to come; a future point or period; coming; about to happen; to bring; to take; to fetch
- 前來ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊto come; to arrive (formal); before; previously; on a prior occasion
- 過來ㄍㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄌㄞto come over; to come here; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of; (after a verb) to return to a previous state; (after a verb) to indicate sufficient ability, time, or quantity
- 進來ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄞˊto come in; to enter; to get in.
- 近來ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄞˊrecently; lately; in the recent past; not long ago.
- 傳來ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ(of sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news, information) to arrive, to be received
- 向來ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊalways; all along; from the start; indicates something has been consistently true over time.
- 拿來ㄋㄚˊ ㄌㄞˊto bring; to fetch; to get; to take something and bring it here
- 站起來ㄓㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊto stand up; to rise to one's feet; to get up from a seated or lying position.
- 往來ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄞˊto go back and forth; dealings; contacts; social interaction.
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