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Pinyin lái

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to come

周恩来 Zhōu Ēn lái

Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976

召之即来 zhào zhī jí lái

come as soon as called / at a moment's notice

有史以来 yǒu shǐ yǐ lái

since the beginning of history

后来 hòu lái

afterwards / later

向来 xiàng lái

always (previously)

否极泰来 pǐ jí tài lái

extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)

来不及 lái bu jí

there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth)

来得及 lái de jí

there's still time / able to do sth in time

回来 huí lai

to return / to come back

来回 lái huí

to make a round trip / return journey / back and forth / to and fro / repeatedly

姗姗来迟 shān shān lái chí

to be late / to arrive slowly / to be slow in the coming

娓娓道来 wěi wěi dào lái

Whisper

卷土重来 juǎn tǔ chóng lái

lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom) / fig. to regroup and come back even stronger / to make a comeback

历来 lì lái

always / throughout (a period of time) / (of) all-time

来历 lái lì

history / antecedents / origin

来华 lái Huá

to come to China

带来 dài lái

to bring / to bring about / to produce

来宾 lái bīn

guest / visitor

将来 jiāng lái

in the future / future / the future / CL:個|个[ge4]

礼尚往来 lǐ shàng wǎng lái

lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom) / fig. to return politeness for politeness

由来已久 yóu lái yǐ jiǔ

age-old / of old

近年来 jìn nián lái

for the past few years

引来 yǐn lái

draw / draw down

愈来愈 yù lái yù

more and more

归来 guī lái

come back；return

往来 wǎng lái

dealings / contacts / to go back and forth

来往 lái wǎng

to come and go / to have dealings with / to be in relation with

前来 qián lái

to come (formal) / before / previously

来函 lái hán

incoming letter / letter from afar / same as 来信

来到 lái dào

to come / to arrive

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