What does 来 mean in Chinese?

来 (lái) means "to come" in Chinese.

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Q: How do you use 来 in a sentence?

请来我家。 (Qǐng lái wǒ jiā.) — Please come to my home.

Pinyin: lái

to come

🏮 Chinese HSK 1 🏃 Actions & Verbs

Example sentence

请来我家。

Qǐng lái wǒ jiā.

Please come to my home.

What 来 means

来 (lái) is a Chinese word meaning “to come”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at HSK 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 1

做 zuò to do; to make 看 kàn to look; to watch; to read 听 tīng to listen 写 xiě to write 读 dú to read (aloud) 去 qù to go 买 mǎi to buy 住 zhù to live (somewhere) 坐 zuò to sit; to take (transport) 开 kāi to open; to drive 看见 kàn jiàn to see 回 huí to return

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