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来 lái

The Chinese character 来 is read lái and means "to come". It is written with 7 strokes. It first appears at HSK 1 and is used in 12 words in this course.

Pinyin

lái

Meaning

to come; used as a substitute for a more specific verb; hither

Strokes

7

Level

HSK 1

Practice words with 来

Updated October 21, 2026

Words that use 来

• 来 lái · to come
• 起来 qǐlái · to stand up
• 回来 huílái · to return
• 出来 chūlái · to come out
• 进来 jìnlái · to come in
• 来到 láidào · to arrive
• 来自 láizì · to come from
• 过来 guòlái · to come over
• 带来 dàilái · to bring
• 越来越 yuè lái yuè · more and more
• 原来 yuánlái · original
• 后来 hòulái · afterwards

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