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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

想来 [xiǎnglái]
  1. 1. it may be assumed that; presumably
    他的话想来不是没有根据的。
    I suppose what he says is not groundless.
    想来你都知道了。
    Presumably you know all about it.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

想来 [xiǎnglái]
  1. 1. 估计;推测
    这些数字,想来不会有多大出入。
  2. 2. 用作插入语,可在句首或主谓之间。

Examples

想来看你,总不得空。
I've been meaning to come and see you but haven't had the time.
他开始不想来,架不住我一说,也就来了。
At first he didn't feel like coming, but I persuaded him to.
我并不想来,是被强逼着来的。
I didn't want to come; I was forced to.
想来你都知道了。
Presumably you know all about it.
我早就想来看你了。
I've been wanting to see you for a long time.
看来他不想来了。
It seems he didn't want to come.
我以为你不想来呢!
I thought you didn't want to come!
他这个小嫩芽子也想来教训人?
想来充个数

Word Decomposition


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