Log inSign up

lái

来láilái
to come
FromLesson 3inHardcore Chinese

Usages of lái

明天míngtiān　我wǒ　再zài　来lái。míngtiān wǒ zài lái.
I’ll come again tomorrow.
你nǐ　来lái　吗ma？nǐ lái ma?
Are you coming?
如果rúguǒ　她tā　不bù　来lái，　我们wǒmen　就jiù　明天míngtiān　再zài　去qù。rúguǒ tā bù lái, wǒmen jiù míngtiān zài qù.
If she doesn’t come, we’ll go again tomorrow.
我wǒ　忙máng，　他tā　也yě　会huì　来lái　帮忙bāngmáng。wǒ máng, tā yě huì lái bāngmáng.
When I’m busy, he will also come to help.
如果rúguǒ　你nǐ　很hěn　忙máng，　就jiù　让ràng　他tā　来lái　帮忙bāngmáng。rúguǒ nǐ hěn máng, jiù ràng tā lái bāngmáng.
If you are very busy, let him come help.
虽然suīrán　他tā　很hěn　忙máng，　但是dànshì　他tā　一定yídìng　会huì　来lái。suīrán tā hěn máng, dànshì tā yídìng huì lái.
Although he is very busy, he will definitely come.
当然dāngrán，　你nǐ　现在xiànzài　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　给gěi　她tā，　或者huòzhě　我wǒ　来lái　告诉gàosu　她tā，　都dōu　可以kěyǐ。dāngrán, nǐ xiànzài dǎ diànhuà gěi tā, huòzhě wǒ lái gàosu tā, dōu kěyǐ.
Of course. You can call her now, or I’ll go tell her; either is fine.
他tā　为什么wèishénme　还hái　没méi　来lái？　我wǒ　需要xūyào　找zhǎo　他tā。　你nǐ　等děng　了le　多久duōjiǔ？tā wèishénme hái méi lái? wǒ xūyào zhǎo tā. nǐ děng le duōjiǔ?
Why hasn’t he come yet? I need to look for him. How long have you been waiting?
你nǐ　太tài　忙máng　了le，　我wǒ　还是háishi　明天míngtiān　再zài　来lái　吧ba。nǐ tài máng le, wǒ háishi míngtiān zài lái ba.
You’re too busy; I’d better come again tomorrow.
他tā　又yòu　来lái　我wǒ　家jiā　了le，　我wǒ　让ràng　他tā　先xiān　进来jìnlái。tā yòu lái wǒ jiā le, wǒ ràng tā xiān jìnlái.
He came to my place again; I asked him to come in first.
我wǒ　现在xiànzài　要yào　上班shàngbān　了le，　你nǐ　下午xiàwǔ　再zài　来lái。wǒ xiànzài yào shàngbān le, nǐ xiàwǔ zài lái.
I need to go to work now; come again in the afternoon.
她tā　是shì　去年qùnián　来lái　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò　的de，　我wǒ　是shì　今年jīnnián　来lái　的de。tā shì qùnián lái gōngsī gōngzuò de, wǒ shì jīnnián lái de.
She came to the company to work last year; I came this year.
我Wǒ　和hé　她tā　在zài　公司gōngsī　旁边pángbiān　聊天liáotiān，　你nǐ　来lái　吗ma？Wǒ hé tā zài gōngsī pángbiān liáotiān, nǐ lái ma?
She and I are chatting near the company; are you coming?
我wǒ　以为yǐwéi　她tā　不bù　来lái　了le，　但是dànshì　她tā　终于zhōngyú　到dào　了le。wǒ yǐwéi tā bù lái le, dànshì tā zhōngyú dào le.
I thought she wasn’t coming, but she finally arrived.
他tā　其实qíshí　以为yǐwéi　我wǒ　不bú　会huì　来lái，　可是kěshì　我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　到dào　了le。tā qíshí yǐwéi wǒ bú huì lái, kěshì wǒ yǐjīng dào le.
He actually thought I wouldn’t come, but I’ve already arrived.
你nǐ　来lái　看看kànkan　这zhè　个gè　地方dìfang　吧ba。nǐ lái kànkan zhè gè dìfang ba.
Come and take a look at this place.
她tā　邀请yāoqǐng　几jǐ　个gè　客人kèrén　来lái　家jiā里li　吃chī　晚饭wǎnfàn。tā yāoqǐng jǐ gè kèrén lái jiāli chī wǎnfàn.
She invited several guests to come to her place for dinner.
他tā　今天jīntiān　走错路zǒucuòlù　了le，　所以suǒyǐ　来lái　得de　很hěn　晚wǎn。tā jīntiān zǒucuòlù le, suǒyǐ lái de hěn wǎn.
He went the wrong way today, so he arrived very late.
周末zhōumò　我们wǒmen　打算dǎsuàn　邀请yāoqǐng　朋友péngyou　来lái　家jiā　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。zhōumò wǒmen dǎsuàn yāoqǐng péngyou lái jiā kàn diànyǐng.
On the weekend we plan to invite friends to come to our home to watch a movie.
记者jìzhě　又yòu　问wèn　她tā，　为什么wèishénme　不bú　在zài　家jiā　玩wán　游戏yóuxì，　而是érshì　每天měitiān　来lái　公园gōngyuán　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú。jìzhě yòu wèn tā, wèishénme bú zài jiā wán yóuxì, érshì měitiān lái gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú.
The reporter then asked her why she doesn’t play games at home, but instead comes to the park to play basketball every day.
今天jīntiān　是shì　我wǒ　第一次dìyīcì　来lái　这zhè　个gè　公园gōngyuán。jīntiān shì wǒ dìyīcì lái zhè gè gōngyuán.
Today is my first time coming to this park.
有些yǒuxiē　观众guānzhòng　是shì　年轻niánqīng　人rén，　也yě　有yǒu　带dài　孩子háizi　来lái　的de　爸爸bàba　妈妈māma。yǒuxiē guānzhòng shì niánqīng rén, yě yǒu dài háizi lái de bàba māma.
Some audience members are young people, and there are also moms and dads who bring their children.
他tā　今天jīntiān　不bù　来lái，　或许huòxǔ　是shì　因为yīnwèi　太tài　忙máng　了le。tā jīntiān bù lái, huòxǔ shì yīnwèi tài máng le.
He isn’t coming today; perhaps it’s because he is too busy.
他tā　会huì　来lái　我们wǒmen　的de　城市chéngshì　旅游lǚyóu。tā huì lái wǒmen de chéngshì lǚyóu.
He will come to our city to travel.
刚Gāng　来lái　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　不bú　太tài　适应shìyìng　这里zhèlǐ　的de　生活shēnghuó。Gāng lái zhè gè chéngshì de shíhou, wǒ bú tài shìyìng zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.
When I first came to this city, I wasn’t very used to the life here.
我Wǒ　以为yǐwéi　她tā　是shì　老师lǎoshī，　原来yuánlái　她tā　是shì　来lái　参观cānguān　的de　学生xuéshēng。Wǒ yǐwéi tā shì lǎoshī, yuánlái tā shì lái cānguān de xuéshēng.
I thought she was a teacher; it turns out she is a visiting student.
医生yīshēng　说shuō，　如果rúguǒ　今天jīntiān　晚上wǎnshang　又yòu　发烧fāshāo，　就jiù　赶紧gǎnjǐn　来lái　医院yīyuàn。yīshēng shuō, rúguǒ jīntiān wǎnshang yòu fāshāo, jiù gǎnjǐn lái yīyuàn.
The doctor said that if she gets a fever again tonight, she should come to the hospital right away.
很hěn　抱歉bàoqiàn，　明天míngtiān　我wǒ　不bù　能néng　来lái　上课shàngkè。hěn bàoqiàn, míngtiān wǒ bù néng lái shàngkè.
I’m sorry, I can’t come to class tomorrow.
她tā　今天jīntiān　也yě　没méi　来lái　上课shàngkè。tā jīntiān yě méi lái shàngkè.
She didn’t come to class today either.
她tā　忘了wàngle　带dài　钥匙yàoshi，　只好zhǐhǎo　在zài　门口ménkǒu　等děng　室友shìyǒu　来lái　开门kāimén。tā wàngle dài yàoshi, zhǐhǎo zài ménkǒu děng shìyǒu lái kāimén.
She forgot to bring her keys, so she had no choice but to wait at the door for her roommate to open it.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　请qǐng　她tā　来lái　我wǒ　家jiā　吃饭chīfàn。wǒ xiǎng qǐng tā lái wǒ jiā chīfàn.
I want to invite her to my home for a meal.
电话diànhuà　来lái　了le。diànhuà lái le.
The phone call came.
我wǒ　保证bǎozhèng　明天míngtiān　来lái。wǒ bǎozhèng míngtiān lái.
I promise I will come tomorrow.
自从zìcóng　慈善商店císhànshāngdiàn　开始kāishǐ　发放fāfàng　以后yǐhòu，　志愿者zhìyuànzhě　每天měitiān　都dōu　来lái。zìcóng císhànshāngdiàn kāishǐ fāfàng yǐhòu, zhìyuànzhě měitiān dōu lái.
Ever since the charity shop began distributing items, volunteers have come every day.
公司gōngsī　派pài　他tā　来lái　这里zhèlǐ。gōngsī pài tā lái zhèlǐ.
The company sent him here.
搬家公司bānjiāgōngsī　今天jīntiān　来lái。bānjiāgōngsī jīntiān lái.
The moving company is coming today.
搬家公司bānjiāgōngsī　不是bùshì　今天jīntiān　来lái，　就是jiùshì　明天míngtiān　来lái。bānjiāgōngsī bùshì jīntiān lái, jiùshì míngtiān lái.
The moving company will come either today or tomorrow.
我wǒ　来lái　处理chǔlǐ　这个zhège　问题wèntí。wǒ lái chǔlǐ zhège wèntí.
I will handle this problem.
不好意思bùhǎoyìsi，　我wǒ　来lái　晚wǎn　了le。bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ lái wǎn le.
Sorry, I am late.
公司gōngsī　要求yāoqiú　我wǒ　明天míngtiān　来lái。gōngsī yāoqiú wǒ míngtiān lái.
The company requires me to come tomorrow.
大人dàrén　和hé　孩子háizi　都dōu　来lái　了le。dàrén hé háizi dōu lái le.
The adults and children have all arrived.
AI Language TutorTry it ↗
Your avatar
“How do tones work in Chinese?”
Mandarin Chinese has four main tones plus a neutral tone. The same syllable can mean completely different things depending on the tone — for example, "mā" (mother), "má" (hemp), "mǎ" (horse), and "mà" (scold). Mastering tones is essential for being understood.

Sign up free — start using our AI language tutor

Start learning Chinese

Master Chinese — from lái to fluency

All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.

  • ✓Infinitely deep — unlimited vocabulary and grammar
  • ✓Fast-paced — build complex sentences from the start
  • ✓Unforgettable — efficient spaced repetition system
  • ✓ AI tutor to answer your grammar questions
Start learning Chinese →