Question 1

How do you pronounce 来?

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来 is pronounced "lái" in Mandarin Chinese. Click the audio icon to hear the native pronunciation. The word is classified as HSK 1 level vocabulary.

Question 2

What does 来 mean?

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来 (lái) means: happen, arrive. It is used as a verb.

Question 3

How do you write 来 in Chinese?

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来 is written with 1 character. View the stroke order animation above to learn the correct way to write each character. The traditional form is 來.

Question 4

What are example sentences using 来?

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See the examples section above for multiple sentences using 来 in context, with pinyin pronunciation and translations in your selected language. Each example includes audio pronunciation to help you learn proper usage.

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Traditional:

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