lái
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How to write (lái) in Chinese

(pinyin: lái, written "lai" or "lai") means to come; to arrive; (verb suffix indicating motion toward speaker). Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write .

Meaning

  • to come; to arrive; (verb suffix indicating motion toward speaker)

Stroke order

Examples

听起来像是一种仪式。
tīng qǐ lái xiàng shì yì zhǒng yí shì.
Sounds like a kind of ritual.
是啊,搬来一年多了。你呢?
shì a, bān lái yì nián duō le. nǐ ne?
Yeah, moved in over a year ago. You?
好,那就订下来吧。我叫王明。
hǎo, nà jiù dìng xià lái ba. wǒ jiào Wáng Míng.
Good, let's book it then. My name is Wang Ming.
我是四川人,辣对我来说是水。
wǒ shì sì chuān rén, là duì wǒ lái shuō shì shuǐ.
I'm from Sichuan. Spicy is like water to me.
Learn in Lesson 2: Going and coming

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