来【lái】
- to come
- (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
- hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来【huí lai】)
- ever since (as in 自古以来【zì gǔ yǐ lái】)
- for the past (amount of time)
- (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世【lái shì】)
- (between two verbs) in order to
- (after a round number) approximately
- (used after 得【dé】 to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来【tán de lái】, or after 不【bù】 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来【chī bu lái】)
He will come tomorrow.
China has had a long history since ancient times.
We get along very well and are good friends.
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