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Unicode/Hanzi Search: U+4F86 (來)

4F86
 
come, coming; return, returning
Radical 𠆢
Strokes (without radical) 6 Total Strokes 8
Mandarin reading laí laì Cantonese reading lai4 loi4 loi6
Japanese on reading rai Japanese kun reading kuru
Korean reading lay Vietnamese reading lai
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CEDICT Entries:

   [ laí ]    to come, to arrive, to come round, ever since, next
M;   [ laí ]    (coll.) (of women) to get one's period
   [ laí bu ]    there's not enough time (to do sth), it's too late (to do sth)
   [ laí bu ]    cannot allow (to be present), cannot admit
   [ laí shì ]    afterlife, next life
   [ laí xìn ]    incoming letter, to send us a letter
   [ laí hán ]    incoming letter, letter from afar, same as 來信|来信[lai2 xin4]
   [ laí daò ]    to come, to arrive
   [ laí jìn ]    (dialect) to be full of zeal, high-spirited, exhilarating, to stir sb up
   [ laí shì ]    momentum of sth approaching
   [ laí zōng ]    come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace
   [ laí huí ]    to make a round trip, return journey, back and forth, to and fro, repeatedly
   [ laí huí laí ]    repeatedly, back and forth again and again
   [ laí huí laí de ]    backwards and forwards
   [ laí ān ]    Lai'an county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
   [ laí ān xiàn ]    Lai'an county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
   [ laí ]    guest
   [ laí nián ]    next year, the coming year
   [ laí wǎng ]    to come and go, to have dealings with, to be in relation with
   [ laí de ]    to emerge (from a comparison), to come out as, to be competent or equal to
   [ laí de ]    there's still time, able to do sth in time
   [ laí de róng de ]    Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
   [ laí de zaǒ laí de ]    arriving early can't beat coming at the right time, perfect timing
   [ laí qiāng ]    rifle (loanword), also written 來福槍|来福枪
   [ laí xiàn ]    rifling (spiral lines on inside of gun barrel imparting spin to the bullet)
   [ laí ]    one's purpose in coming
   [ laí wén ]    received document, sent document
   [ laí ]    future days, (literary) the next day, (old) past days
   [ laí fāng cháng ]    the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later, We'll cross that bridge when we get there
   [ laí zhaō ]    (literary) tomorrow (morning)
   [ laí ]    history, antecedents, origin
   [ laí míng ]    of unknown origin
   [ laí gǎng ]    to come to Hong Kong
   [ laí yuán ]    source (of information etc), origin
   [ laí yuán ]    to originate in
   [ laí chaó ]    (of water) to rise, rising tide, (of women) to get one's period
   [ laí huǒ ]    to get angry
   [ laí huǒ ]    to get angry
   [ laí yǐng zōng ]    lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
   [ laí fàn ]    to invade one's territory
   [ laí shēng ]    next life
   [ laí yoú ]    reason, cause
   [ laí kàn ]    to come and see, to see a topic from a certain point of view
   [ laí yìng de ]    to get tough, to use force
   [ laí shì ]    (polite) your letter
   [ laí shén ]    to become spirited
   [ laí qiāng ]    rifle (loanword), also written 來復槍|来复枪
   [ laí xiàn ]    rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun)
   [ laí ]    Laiyi township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
   [ laí xiāng ]    Laii township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
   [ laí zhě shàn shàn zhě laí ]    He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom)., Be careful not to trust foreigners., Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
   [ laí zhě ]    to refuse nobody (idiom), all comers welcome
   [ laí ér wǎng feī ]    not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical), to respond in kind
   [ laí lín ]    to approach, to come closer
   [ laí ]    to come from (a place), From: (in email header)
   [ laí taí ]    to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC)
   [ laí huá ]    to come to China
   [ laí zhe ]    auxiliary showing sth happened in the past
   [ laí táng ]    lyxose (type of sugar)
   [ laí ]    to invade, (of a storm etc) to strike, to hit
   [ laí fǎng ]    to pay a visit
   [ laí fǎng zhě ]    visitor, (psychological counseling) client
   [ laí jiǎng ]    as to, considering, for
   [ laí bīn ]    Laibin prefecture-level city in Guangxi
   [ laí bīn ]    guest, visitor
   [ laí bīn shì ]    Laibin prefecture-level city in Guangxi
   [ laí ]    incoming road, origin, past history
   [ laí míng ]    unidentified origin, no-one knows where it comes from, of dubious background
   [ laí zōng ]    the traces of a person's movements, (fig.) sb's history, the ins and out of a matter
   [ laí diàn ]    incoming telephone call (or telegram), to phone in, to send in a telegram, to have an instant attraction to sb, to come back (of electricity, after an outage)
   [ laí diàn líng ]    (Tw) ringback tone (heard by the originator of a telephone call)
   [ laí diàn xiǎn shì ]    caller ID
   [ laí xiang ]    income
   [ laí toú ]    cause, reason, interest, influence
   [ laí fèng ]    Laifeng County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
   [ laí fèng xiàn ]    Laifeng County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
   [ laí hóng ]    incoming letter (literary)
   [ laí hóng yàn ]    lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
   [ laí lóng maì ]    the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom), (fig.) the whole sequence of events, causes and effects
⇒    [ laí ]    firstly, ...
⇒    [ laí èr ]    gradually, little by little, in the course of time
⇒    [ zhí laí ]    in the past always, for a long time now, until now
⇒    [ bān laí shuō ]    generally speaking
⇒    [ bān laí jiǎng ]    generally speaking
⇒    [ bān shuō laí ]    generally speaking, in general
⇒    [ xǐng laí ]    to wake up from a sleep
⇒    [ laí ]    all the way, all along, since the start
⇒    [ shàng laí ]    to come up, to approach, (verb complement indicating success)
⇒    [ xià laí ]    awkward, embarrassed, cannot be accomplished
⇒    [ xià laí taí ]    to be put on the spot, to find oneself in an awkward situation
⇒    [ xià lai ]    to come down, (completed action marker), (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)
⇒    [ laí meí ]    Bremen (city)
⇒    [ laí meí gǎng ]    Bremerhaven, German port
⇒    [ qǐng laí ]    to turn up without being invited, unsolicited
⇒    [ luàn laí ]    to act recklessly, to mess around
⇒    [ èr laí ]    secondly, ...
⇒    [ rén laí fēng ]    to get hyped up in front of an audience, (of children) to play up in front of guests
⇒    [ shén me fēng chuī laí de ]    What brings you here? (idiom)
⇒    [ xiān laí ]    cyclamen (loanword)
⇒    [ laí ]    since (a previous event)
⇒    [ laí huí laí ]    repeatedly, back and forth again and again
⇒    [ laí huí laí de ]    backwards and forwards
⇒    [ laí de zaǒ laí de ]    arriving early can't beat coming at the right time, perfect timing
⇒    [ laí zhě shàn shàn zhě laí ]    He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom)., Be careful not to trust foreigners., Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
⇒    [ laí kàn ]    as I see it, in my opinion
⇒    [ tíng xià laí ]    to stop
⇒    [ chuán laí ]    (of a sound) to come through, to be heard, (of news) to arrive
⇒    [ qīng chaó laí fàn ]    to turn out in force ready to attack (idiom)
⇒    [ yuán laí ]    variant of 原來|原来[yuan2 lai2]
⇒    [ xiān laí hoù daò ]    in order of arrival, first come, first served
⇒    [ quán shì jiè chǎn zhě lián lai ]    Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!, Workers of the world, unite!
⇒ 使   [ liǎng guó xiāng zhēng zhǎn laí shǐ ]    when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
⇒    [ bīng laí jiàng dǎng shuǐ laí yǎn ]    counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action, to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
⇒    [ bīng laí jiàng dǎng shuǐ laí yǎn ]    counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action, to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
⇒    [ bīng laí jiàng shuǐ laí yàn ]    counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action, to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
⇒    [ bīng laí jiàng shuǐ laí yàn ]    counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action, to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
⇒    [ laí yoǔ ]    there is a reason for it, (of sth) not incidental
⇒    [ chū laí ]    to come out, to appear, to arise
⇒    [ chu lai ]    (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
⇒    [ chū laí hùn chí zaǒ yaò huán de ]    if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it
⇒    [ huá bu laí ]    not worth it
⇒    [ huá de laí ]    worth it, it pays to
⇒    [ chū laí zhà daò ]    to be a newcomer, just off the boat
⇒    [ bié laí yàng ]    (literary) I trust you have been well since we last met
⇒    [ daò laí ]    to arrive, arrival, advent
⇒    [ daò toú laí ]    in the end, finally, as a result
⇒    [ qián jiàn rén hoù jiàn laí zhě ]    unique, unprecedented (idiom)
⇒    [ qián laí ]    to come (formal), before, previously
⇒    [ qián rén hoù laí zhě ]    there has never been and never will be another person like this (idiom), never done before and unlikely to be matched in the future, peerless
⇒    [ jiā laí haǐ xiá ]    Strait of Calais in the English channel, Strait of Dover, Pas-de-Calais, département of France
⇒    [ beǐ luó laí ]    North Carolina, US state
⇒    [ beǐ luó laí zhoū ]    North Carolina, US state
⇒    [ nán luó laí ]    South Carolina, US state
⇒    [ nán luó laí zhoū ]    South Carolina, US state
⇒    [ jiāng laí lín ]    imminent
⇒    [ juǎn chóng laí ]    lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom), fig. to regroup and come back even stronger, to make a comeback
⇒    [ yuán laí ]    original, former, originally, formerly, at first, so, actually, as it turns out
⇒    [ yoù laí le ]    Here we go again.
⇒    [ fǎn guo laí ]    conversely, in reverse order, in an opposite direction
⇒    [ fǎn guò laí shuō ]    on the other hand
⇒    [ laí ]    since ancient times, it has ever been the case that, see also 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]
⇒    [ wǎng jīn laí ]    since ancient times, since times immemorial
⇒    [ chī bu laí ]    to be unaccustomed to certain food, to not be keen on certain food
⇒    [ laí ]    unable to get along together, incompatible
⇒    [ de laí ]    to get along well, compatible, also written 和得來|和得来[he2 de5 lai2]
⇒    [ xiàng laí ]    always (previously)
⇒    [ taì laí ]    extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
⇒    [ zhoū ēn laí ]    Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976
⇒    [ zhī laí ]    to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant, always at sb's beck and call
⇒    [ zhī laí huī zhī ]    to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant, always at sb's beck and call
⇒    [ laí ]    to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders, always bossing people around
⇒    [ de laí ]    to get along well, compatible, also written 合得來|合得来[he2 de5 lai2]
⇒    [ de huó laí ]    to cry one's heart out
⇒    [ chuǎn bu guò laí ]    to be unable to breathe
⇒    [ laí dēng ]    Sheraton (hotel chain)
⇒    [ yán laí shuō ]    strictly speaking
⇒    [ yán laí jiǎng ]    strictly speaking
⇒    [ huí lai ]    to return, to come back
⇒    [ zaì laí ]    long-grained non-glutinous rice (Tw)
⇒    [ zaì kàn laí ]    in my opinion
⇒    [ waì laí ]    external, foreign, outside
⇒    [ waì laí rén ]    foreigner
⇒    [ waì laí chéng ]    loan idiom
⇒    [ waì laí toú ]    foreign investment
⇒    [ waì laí zhǒng ]    an introduced species
⇒    [ waì laí ]    loanword
⇒    [ waì laí ]    loanword
⇒    [ waì laí huò ]    imported product
⇒    [ duō nián laí ]    for the past many years
⇒    [ laí xiāng ]    tuberose, Cestrum nocturnum, see also 夜香木
⇒    [ laí ]    Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment
⇒    [ xiàn daò laí ]    to die, one's allocated lifespan is accomplished
⇒    [ tiān waì laí ]    visitors from outer space
⇒ 西   [ taì yáng cóng biān chū laí ]    lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom), fig. hell freezes over, pigs can fly
⇒    [ haǒ lai ]    to get better, to improve, to get well
⇒    [ laí ]    tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
⇒    [ shān shān laí chí ]    to be late, to arrive slowly, to be slow in the coming
⇒    [ baǒ laí ]    Polaroid
⇒    [ jiāng laí ]    in the future, future, the future, CL:個|个[ge4]
⇒    [ xún laí fàn choú ]    (math.) derived category
⇒    [ duì laí shuō ]    as far as I'm concerned
⇒    [ shaǒ laí ]    refrain (from doing sth), (coll.) Come on!, Give me a break!, Save it!
⇒    [ shaò nián laǒ laí bàn ]    husband and wife in youth, companions in old age
⇒    [ laí ]    Hebrew
⇒    [ laí rén ]    Hebrew person, Israelite, Jew
⇒    [ laí shū ]    Epistle of St Paul to the Hebrews
⇒    [ laí ]    Hebrew language
⇒    [ daì laí ]    to bring, to bring about, to produce
⇒    [ cháng laí cháng wǎng ]    to visit frequently, to have frequent dealings (with), to see each other often
⇒    [ nián laí ]    this past year, over the last years
⇒    [ tiān laí ]    for the past few days
⇒    [ nián laí ]    for the past several years
⇒    [ wǎng laí ]    dealings, contacts, to go back and forth
⇒    [ wǎng laí zhàng ]    current account (in bank)
⇒    [ hoù laí ]    afterwards, later
⇒    [ hoù laí shàng ]    lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation, the pupil surpasses the master
⇒    [ laí ]    drive-thru (loanword)
⇒    [ cóng laí ]    always, at all times, never (if used in negative sentence)
⇒    [ cóng laí ]    never
⇒    [ cóng laí meí ]    have never, has never
⇒    [ cóng laí meí yoǔ ]    have never, never before
⇒    [ cóng shí zhaō laí ]    to own up to the facts
⇒    [ xīn xuè laí chaó ]    to be prompted by a sudden impulse, carried away by a whim, to have a brainstorm
⇒    [ máng guò laí ]    to have more work than one can deal with, to have one's hands full
⇒    [ huì laí ]    Huilai county in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong
⇒    [ huì laí xiàn ]    Huilai county in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong
⇒    [ xiǎng laí ]    it may be assumed that
⇒    [ xiǎng qi lai ]    to remember, to recall
⇒    [ laí ]    more and more
⇒    [ de huó laí ]    to be madly in love
⇒    [ míng ér laí ]    to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location
⇒    [ màn màn laí ]    take your time, take it easy
⇒    [ laí ]    Huailai county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
⇒    [ laí xiàn ]    Huailai county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
⇒    [ shoǔ daò niān laí ]    lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom), fig. easy to do
⇒    [ shoǔ daò qín laí ]    stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
⇒    [ laí huí ]    to make a round trip, a return journey
⇒    [ chū shǐ laí yuàn maó fáng ]    lit. to blame the toilet because one is having difficulty completing a bowel movement (idiom), fig. to blame others for problems caused by one's own shortcomings
⇒    [ zhaō laí ]    to attract, to incur
⇒    [ pīn qi lai ]    to put together
⇒    [ laí ]    to bring, to fetch, to get
⇒    [ laí zhǔ ]    the attitude of mechanically borrowing (ideas etc)
⇒    [ shaō laí ]    to bring sth to sb (news etc)
⇒    [ jiē xià laí ]    to accept, to take, next, following
⇒    [ jiē zhǒng ér laí ]    to come one after the other
⇒    [ tuī laí tuī ]    (idiom) to rudely push and pull others, (idiom) to evade responsibility and push it to others
⇒    [ huàn laí huàn ]    to repeatedly exchange
⇒    [ miàn ér laí ]    lit. sth hits one in the face, directly in one's face, sth assaults the senses, blatant (advertising), eye-catching, (a smell) assaults the nostrils
⇒    [ laí ]    to mill about, to jostle
⇒    [ fàng guò laí ]    bring it on!, give me all you got!
⇒    [ shǔ guò laí ]    can't manage to count, too many to count
⇒    [ shǔ laí baǒ ]    folk theater consisting of recitation accompanied by clapper board rhythm
⇒    [ xīn laí zhà daò ]    newly arrived (idiom)
⇒    [ laí zhī ān zhī ]    Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy., Since this is so, we should accept it., Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth., If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.
⇒    [ laí ]    in the past few days, lately
⇒    [ zaǒ laí ]    to come early, already, early
⇒    [ shì luó zi shì chū lai liù liu ]    see 是騾子是馬,牽出來遛遛|是骡子是马,牵出来遛遛[shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , qian1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5]
⇒    [ shì luó zi shì qiān chū lai liù liu ]    lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom), fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating, to show what one is made of
⇒    [ shí zaì laí ]    Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)
⇒    [ shí laí yùn zhuǎn ]    the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break, things change for the better
⇒    [ yoǔ beì ér laí ]    to come prepared
⇒    [ yoǔ shǐ laí ]    since the beginning of history
⇒    [ yoǔ shēng laí ]    since birth, for one's whole life
⇒    [ weì laí ]    future, tomorrow, CL:個|个[ge4], approaching, coming, pending
⇒    [ weì laí zhǔ ]    Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
⇒    [ weì laí xué ]    future studies
⇒    [ weì laí shì ]    future tense
⇒    [ weì laí ]    future yield (of investment)
⇒    [ weì laí paì ]    Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
⇒    [ běn laí ]    original, originally, at first, it goes without saying, of course
⇒    [ běn laí miàn ]    true colors, true features
⇒    [ lín laí fēng ]    Linsanity, craze over Jeremy Lin 林書豪|林书豪[Lin2 Shu1 hao2]
⇒    [ shī shī zaì laí ]    opportunity knocks but once (idiom)
⇒    [ shī shí zaì laí ]    Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
⇒    [ huì daì laí chéng gōng ]    Opportunity brings success. (idiom)
⇒    [ laí ]    always, throughout (a period of time), (of) all-time
⇒    [ laí zuì diǎn ]    all time low (point)
⇒    [ guī laí ]    to return, to come back
⇒    [ huó laí ]    to hover between life and death (idiom), to suffer terribly, within an inch of one's life
⇒    [ huǐ laí xìng ]    destructive, crushing (defeat)
⇒    [ laí ]    lately, recently
⇒    [ meí laí yoú ]    without any reason, for no reason
⇒    [ laí ]    Pleiku, Vietnam
⇒    [ taì laí ]    Tailai county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
⇒    [ taì laí xiàn ]    Tailai county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
⇒    [ xi laí yuán ]    web feed, news feed, syndicated feed
⇒    [ laí ]    Wulai township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
⇒    [ laí xiāng ]    Wulai township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
⇒    [ laí rǎng wǎng ]    a place buzzing with activity (idiom)
⇒    [ ěr laí ]    recently, until now, up to the present, lately, also written 邇來|迩来
⇒    [ laí ]    to come with a specific purpose in mind
⇒    [ laí wǎng ]    coming and going alone (idiom); a lone operator, keeping to oneself, unsociable, maverick
⇒    [ shēng laí ]    from birth, by one's nature
⇒    [ yòng laí ]    to be used for
⇒    [ yoú laí ]    origin
⇒    [ yoú kàn laí ]    thereby, judging from this
⇒    [ bìng laí shān daǒ bìng choū ]    sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
⇒    [ dēng chū laí ]    to publish, to appear (in print)
⇒    [ zhí laí zhí ]    going directly (without detour), (fig.) direct, straightforward (in one's manner or speech)
⇒    [ zhí laí zhí wǎng ]    blunt, outspoken
⇒    [ meí laí yǎn ]    lit. eyes and eyebrows come and go (idiom); to make eyes, to exchange flirting glances with sb
⇒    [ kàn lai ]    apparently, it seems that
⇒    [ kàn lai ]    seemingly, apparently, looks as if, appear to be, gives the impression that, seems on the face of it to be
⇒    [ zhēn jīn huǒ laí shaō ]    see 真金不怕火煉|真金不怕火炼[zhen1 jin1 bu4 pa4 huo3 lian4]
⇒    [ yìng laí ]    to use force
⇒    [ shàng wǎng laí ]    lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom), fig. to return politeness for politeness
⇒    [ kōng xué laí fēng ]    lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom), fig. unfounded (story), baseless (claim)
⇒    [ kòng xué laí fēng weì yīn ]    wind does not come from an empty cave without reason, there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
⇒    [ laí ]    to arise abruptly, to arrive suddenly, happening suddenly
⇒    [ zhàn lai ]    to stand up
⇒    [ suàn laí ]    to calculate, to estimate, in total, all told, (fig.) if you think about it
⇒    [ fēn zhì laí ]    to come thick and fast (idiom)
⇒    [ laí ]    consistently, always (in the past and now)
⇒    [ zǒng de laí shuō ]    generally speaking, to sum up, in summary, in short
⇒    [ raò laí raò ]    meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere
⇒    [ wǎng kaī laí ]    to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition, forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
⇒    [ fān laí ]    to toss and turn (sleeplessly), again and again
⇒    [ fān guò laí ]    to overturn, to turn upside down
⇒    [ laǒ laí ]    old person who dresses up as teenager, mutton dressed as lamb
⇒    [ laǒ laí shaò ]    old but young at heart
⇒    [ tīng laí ]    to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc), to ring (true), to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression), to hear from somewhere
⇒    [ tīng qi lai ]    to sound like
⇒    [ laí ]    to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules, to mess with sth, to make a hash of things, to cause trouble
⇒    [ laí ]    from the beginning, always, to come of one's own accord
⇒    [ laí shuǐ ]    running water, tap water
⇒    [ laí shuǐ guǎn ]    water mains, service pipe, tap-water pipe
⇒    [ laí ]    since ancient times
⇒    [ shēng laí ]    inherent, innate
⇒    [ laí shuō ]    for example
⇒    [ jiù de xīn de laí ]    lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come., You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.
⇒    [ laí pǐn ]    (old) imported goods, foreign goods
⇒    [ jìn gān laí ]    bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning
⇒    [ laí ]    Bo Xilai (1949-), PRC politician, appointed to the Politburo in 2007, sentenced in 2013 to life imprisonment for corruption and misconduct
⇒    [ yaò shī laí ]    Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)
⇒    [ xuè zhaì yaò yòng xuè laí cháng ]    A debt of blood must be paid in blood., Blood calls for blood.
⇒    [ xuè zhaì yaò yòng xuè laí huán ]    A debt of blood must be paid in blood., Blood calls for blood.
⇒ 西   [ laí ān ]    Xilai Temple (Tainan, Taiwan)
⇒    [ huà yoù shuō huí lai ]    returning to our main topic,..., that said,..., again,..., in this connection, in passing, nevertheless,..., anyhow
⇒    [ huà shuō huí lai ]    returning to our main topic,..., that said,..., again,..., in this connection, in passing, nevertheless,..., anyhow
⇒    [ shuō chū huà laí ]    speechless
⇒    [ shuō laí huà cháng ]    start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
⇒    [ tán de laí ]    to be able to talk to, to get along with, to be congenial
⇒    [ zhuàn huí lai ]    to earn back (money one invested, wasted etc)
⇒    [ zoǔ laí huí ]    to make a round trip, a return journey
⇒    [ lai ]    to stand up, to get up, also pr. [qi3 lai2]
⇒    [ 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]), indicating completion, (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment, also pr. [qi3 lai5]
⇒    [ yuè laí yuè ]    more and more
⇒    [ gǎn laí ]    to rush over
⇒    [ paǒ laí paǒ ]    to scamper, to run around
⇒    [ tiě xié chù laí quán feì gōng fu ]    to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily
⇒    [ bèng chū lai ]    to crop up, to pop up, to emerge abruptly
⇒    [ zhuàn laí zhuàn ]    to rove around, to run around in circles, to walk back and forth
⇒    [ yíng laí ]    to welcome (a visitor or newcomer), (fig.) to usher in
⇒    [ yíng laí sòng wǎng ]    lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom); busy entertaining guests, all time taken over with social niceties
⇒    [ yíng miàn ér laí ]    directly, head-on (collision), in one's face (of wind)
⇒    [ jìn laí ]    recently, lately
⇒    [ jìn nián laí ]    for the past few years
⇒    [ sòng wǎng yíng laí ]    see 迎來送往|迎来送往[ying2 lai2 song4 wang3]
⇒    [ laí shùn shoù ]    to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it, to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc
⇒    [ zhè yàng laí ]    thus, if this happens then
⇒    [ jìn laí ]    to come in
⇒    [ guò laí ]    to come over, to manage, to handle, to be able to take care of
⇒    [ guò lai ]    see 過來|过来[guo4 lai2]
⇒    [ guò laí rén ]    an experienced person, sb who has "been around (the block)", sb who has personally experienced it
⇒    [ yuǎn laí de shang huì niàn jīng ]    the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom), foreign talent is valued higher than local talent
⇒    [ yuǎn fāng laí hóng ]    letter from afar (literary)
⇒    [ ěr laí ]    recently, until now, up to the present, lately, also written 爾來|尔来
⇒    [ xǐng laí ]    to waken
⇒    [ chóng laí ]    to start over, to do sth all over again
⇒    [ jīn qián néng maǐ laí xìng ]    money can't buy happiness
⇒    [ maǒ lai ]    to get enthusiastic, to put in all one's energy
⇒    [ jiàn wǎng zhī laí ]    to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
⇒    [ cháng laí ]    for a long time
⇒    [ xián laí shì ]    at leisure, idle, to have nothing to do
⇒ b7阿西   [ ā laí ā ]    Abdulahat Abdurixit (1942-), PRC engineer and politician, chairman of Xinjiang autonomous region 1994-2003, in 2003 vice-chair of 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
⇒    [ ā laí ]    Alai (1959-), ethnic Tibetan Chinese writer, awarded Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2000 for his novel 塵埃落定|尘埃落定[Chen2 ai1 luo4 ding4] "Red Poppies"
⇒    [ ē tuó laí ]    Amitabha, Buddha of infinite light
⇒    [ diān laí daǒ ]    to harp on, over and over, merely ring changes on a few terms
⇒    [ diān daǒ guò laí ]    to invert
⇒    [ fēng laí ]    lit. storm clouds approach, troubles lie ahead (idiom)
⇒    [ feī laí hèng huò ]    sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)
⇒    [ feī laí feī ]    to fly about, to fly hither and thither, to flit, to swarm, to spiral
⇒    [ feī chū ge weì laí ]    Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-)
⇒    [ laí ]    Malaya, Malaysia
⇒    [ laí ]    Malaya
⇒    [ laí rén ]    Malay person or people
⇒    [ laí bàn daǒ ]    Malay Peninsula
⇒    [ laí wén ]    Malaysian language
⇒ 西   [ laí ]    Malaysia
⇒ 西   [ laí rén ]    Malaysian person or people
⇒ 西   [ laí ]    Malaysian (language)
⇒    [ laí ]    Malaysian language
⇒    [ laí héng ]    (bird species of China) Malaysian plover (Charadrius peronii)
⇒ 穿   [ weǐ chuān doù fu bu lai ]    lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it, fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])

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