来

Traditional: 來

lái

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lái · loi4 (Jyutping)

to come
(used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2])
for the past (amount of time)
(prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4])
(between two verbs) in order to
(after a round number) approximately
(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])

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Come in.

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Come in.

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