lái yuán
source (of information etc)
origin
lái
to come
to arrive
to come round
ever since
next
chū lái
to come out
to appear
to arise
qi lai
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4])
bringing things together (e.g. after 收拾[shou1 shi5])
(after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgement
wèi lái
future
tomorrow
CL:個|个[ge4]
approaching
coming
pending
lái shuō
to have one's say
to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view)
now we come to talk about it, ...
dài lái
to bring
to bring about
to produce
lái zì
to come from (a place)
From: (in email header)
lái kàn
to come and see
to see a topic from a certain point of view
kàn qǐ lái
seemingly
apparently
looks as if
appear to be
gives the impression that
seems on the face of it to be
xià lai
to come down
(after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
(indicates continuation from the past towards us)
to be harvested (of crops)
to be over (of a period of time)
to go among the masses (said of leaders)
jiē xià lái
to accept
to take
next
following
qián lái
to come (formal)
before
previously
yuán lái
original
former
originally
formerly
at first
so, actually, as it turns out
běn lái
original
originally
at first
it goes without saying
of course
jiāng lái
in the future
future
the future
CL:個|个[ge4]
nián lái
this past year
over the last years
lái nián
next year
the coming year
guò lái
to come over
to manage
to handle
to be able to take care of
lái hán
incoming letter
letter from afar
same as 来信
shàng lái
to come up
to approach
(verb complement indicating success)
lái xìn
incoming letter
send a letter here
gǔ lái
since ancient times
it has ever been the case that
see also 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]
cóng lái
always
at all times
never (if used in negative sentence)
lì lái
always
throughout (a period of time)
(of) all-time
lái lóng qù mài
lit. mountain has a connecting pulse throughout like a dragon (idiom, from fengshui); sequence of events
pedigree
cause and effects
the whys and wherefores
where sth comes from and where it goes
ins and outs
wǎng lái
dealings
contacts
to go back and forth
lái wǎng
to come and go
to have dealings with
to be in relation with
gǔ wǎng jīn lái
since ancient times
since times immemorial
lái lì
history
antecedents
origin
fēn zhì tà lái
to come thick and fast (idiom)
lái lín
to approach
to come closer
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