- 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
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to come
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MEANING9 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to come
中从某个地方移动到说话人或其他地点cóng mǒu ge dìfang yídòng dào shuōhuàrén huò qítā dìdiǎn
- ？
When will you come to my house?
- 。
All my friends came to my birthday party.
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- ？
What country are you from?
- 。
Our eyes need time to adjust to the dark.
- ？
What is his purpose in coming here?
- 。
You should have come a little earlier.
- 。
You should have come a little earlier.
- 貳动verb
hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
中动词后缀，表示动作朝向说话人的方向dòngcí hòuzhuī, biǎoshì dòngzuò zhāoxiàng shuōhuà rén de fāngxiàng
- 。
He finally came back from out of town.
- 參连conjunction
(between two verbs) in order to
中表示目的或意图；为了做某事biǎoshì mùdì huò yìtú; wèile zuò mǒu shì
- 。
He came to China to study.
- 。
She works hard to achieve her dreams.
- 肆动verb
(used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
中用来代替具体动词的词yòng lái dàitì jùtǐ dòngcí de cí
- 。
You come cook dinner.
- ，。
This box is too heavy, let me handle it.
- 伍助particle
ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2])
中从某个时间起一直到现在cóng mǒugeè shíjiān qǐ yīzhí dào xiànzài
- 。
He has never been to China.
- ，。
Since ancient times, honesty has been regarded as the most important virtue.
- 陸助particle
for the past (amount of time)
中表示从过去某个时间到现在经过的时间biǎoshì cóng guòqù mǒugè shíjiān dào xiànzài jīngguò de shíjiān
- 。
He has been ill for three days now.
- ，。
Over the past few years, she has been studying Chinese diligently.
- 柒助particle
(used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
中用在动词后面，表示能够或不能够做某事yòng zài dòngcí hòumiàn, biǎoshì nénggoù huò búnéng gòu zuò mǒu shì
- 。
I can't get into this dish.
- 。
I can't sing this song.
- 捌副adverb
(prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4])
中表示将来或后面的时间biǎoshì jiāngláI huòzhě hòumiàn de shíjiān
- 。
We'll see each other again next year.
- 。
No one can say for certain what the afterlife holds.
- 玖副adverb
(after a round number) approximately
中大约；接近某个数字dàyuē；jiējìn mǒuggè shùzì
- 。
He has been here for about twenty days.
- 。
She has been working at this company for about five years now.
COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSISRELATED
来
Traditional來
MEANING9 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to come
中从某个地方移动到说话人或其他地点cóng mǒu ge dìfang yídòng dào shuōhuàrén huò qítā dìdiǎn
- ？
When will you come to my house?
- 。
All my friends came to my birthday party.
+ 5 more examples for this meaning
- ？
What country are you from?
- 。
Our eyes need time to adjust to the dark.
- ？
What is his purpose in coming here?
- 。
You should have come a little earlier.
- 。
You should have come a little earlier.
- 貳动verb
hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
中动词后缀，表示动作朝向说话人的方向dòngcí hòuzhuī, biǎoshì dòngzuò zhāoxiàng shuōhuà rén de fāngxiàng
- 。
He finally came back from out of town.
- 參连conjunction
(between two verbs) in order to
中表示目的或意图；为了做某事biǎoshì mùdì huò yìtú; wèile zuò mǒu shì
- 。
He came to China to study.
- 。
She works hard to achieve her dreams.
- 肆动verb
(used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
中用来代替具体动词的词yòng lái dàitì jùtǐ dòngcí de cí
- 。
You come cook dinner.
- ，。
This box is too heavy, let me handle it.
- 伍助particle
ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2])
中从某个时间起一直到现在cóng mǒugeè shíjiān qǐ yīzhí dào xiànzài
- 。
He has never been to China.
- ，。
Since ancient times, honesty has been regarded as the most important virtue.
- 陸助particle
for the past (amount of time)
中表示从过去某个时间到现在经过的时间biǎoshì cóng guòqù mǒugè shíjiān dào xiànzài jīngguò de shíjiān
- 。
He has been ill for three days now.
- ，。
Over the past few years, she has been studying Chinese diligently.
- 柒助particle
(used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
中用在动词后面，表示能够或不能够做某事yòng zài dòngcí hòumiàn, biǎoshì nénggoù huò búnéng gòu zuò mǒu shì
- 。
I can't get into this dish.
- 。
I can't sing this song.
- 捌副adverb
(prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4])
中表示将来或后面的时间biǎoshì jiāngláI huòzhě hòumiàn de shíjiān
- 。
We'll see each other again next year.
- 。
No one can say for certain what the afterlife holds.
- 玖副adverb
(after a round number) approximately
中大约；接近某个数字dàyuē；jiējìn mǒuggè shùzì
- 。
He has been here for about twenty days.
- 。
She has been working at this company for about five years now.
COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
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