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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

前来 [qiánlái]
  1. 1. come
    今天他举行婚礼,许多同事前来贺喜。
    Today is his wedding day and many of his colleagues came to congratulate him.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

前来 [qiánlái]
  1. 1. 向说话者的处所和方向来
    欢迎宣讲团前来我市
    前来讲学。

Examples

南京长江大桥建成后有不少外宾前来观光。
Many foreign visitors have come to see the Nanjing Changjiang Bridge since its construction.
昨天有五架敌机前来轰炸。
Five enemy planes came to bomb us yesterday.
镇上每逢集日,四乡农民都带着土特产前来赶集。
Whenever market day comes round, the farmers of the surrounding countryside all come to town, bringing their special produce for the market.
几次三番地前来寻衅
come repeatedly to pick a quarrel
我们热烈欢迎千里迢迢从海外专程前来参加纪念活动的各位先生。
We warmly welcome all those who made a special trip, travelling all the way across the seas to join us in the commemoration ceremonies.
拾得钱包一个,希望失主前来认领。
Purse found. Will the owner please come to claim it?
请着人前来领取。
Please send someone here for it.
债主三番两次地前来讨债,都快把他逼急了。
The renters came for debts again and again, which almost drove him crazy.
这座寺庙的香火很旺,前来拜佛许愿的人很多。
There are endless stream of pilgrims in this temple, who come here to worship the gods and pray.

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