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lái

Main
English Definition	to come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; next
Simplified Script	来
Traditional Script	來
Pinyin	lái
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	loi⁴
Part of Speech	(动) verb, (形) adjective, (名) noun
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1,5,6

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Words With Same Head Word
来得及	láide jí	there's still time; able to do something in time
来自	láizì	to come from (a place); From: (in email header)
来源	láiyuán	source (of information etc); origin
来临	láilín	to approach; to come closer
来回	láihuí	to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly

Words With Same Tail Word
后来	hòulái	afterwards; later
本来	běnlái	original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
原来	yuánlái	original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out
带来	dàilái	to bring; to bring about; to produce
从来	cónglái	always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)

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