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[lái]
  1. 1. verb [来到] come
    家里了几个客人。
    Some guests came to the house.
  2. 2. verb [发生] happen
    刚到家,麻烦了。
    As soon as I got home, the trouble started.
  3. 3. verb [泛指做事]
    碗面条。
    A bowl of noodles, please.
    你累了,让我
    You're tired – let me do it.
  4. 4. verb [表示可能] can, be able to
    她弹得钢琴。
    She can play the piano.
    芭蕾舞我跳不
    I can't do ballet.
  5. 5. verb [表示要做]
    请你帮个忙。
    Can you help me with this?
    让我们大家一起渡难关。
    Together we can get through this crisis.
  6. 6. verb [表示目的]
    母亲买了些调料腌肉。
    My mother bought some seasonings to cure the meat.
    我要想个法子对付他。
    I must think of a way to deal with him.
  7. 7. verb [表示朝向]
    服务员很快就把饭菜端了上
    Soon the waiter had brought the food to the table.
  8. 8. adjective coming
    the coming year
  9. 9. particle [表示持续]
    几年
    in the last few years
    lately
  10. 10. particle [表示概数] about
    10公斤重
    about 10 kilos

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary (1 result)

[lái]
  1. 1. come

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

[lái]
  1. 1. 从另外的地方到说话人这里
    开会的人都
    了两个客人
    信了
    去自由。
  2. 2.
    日。
  3. 3. 用在动词后,表示动作朝着说话人所在的地方
    一辆空车
    拿榔头
    找几本书
  4. 4. 从过去到说话时为止的一段时间
    多年
    几天
  5. 5. 用在数词或数量词组后面,表示概数,通常略小于那个数目
    二十
    一百
    二里地。
  6. 6. (事情、问题等)到;发生
    上级的指示刚
    麻烦了也不用急。
  7. 7. 用在动词性词组(或介词词组)与动词或动词性词组之间,表示前者是方法、态度,后者是目的
    扒着门缝偷看
    你用什么办法帮助他?
    我们一定尽最大努力完成任务。
  8. 8. a)用在另一个动词词语的后面,表示做某事
    老师看望大家
    我向诸位学习了。
  9. 9. b)用在另一个动词前面,表示要做某事
    说几句
    咱们一起想想办法。
  10. 10. 表示做某个动作(代替意义具体的动词)
    你搬不动,我
    唱得真好,再一个
    不要跟我这一套。
  11. 11. 跟"得"或"不"连用,表示能够或不能够
    他跟她还合得
    这道题我可做不
  12. 12. ""用在动词后,表示动作的趋向时,一般读轻声。
  13. 13. 用在诗歌、叫卖声里作衬字
    二月里呀,好春光
    磨剪子抢(qiǎnɡ)菜刀。
  14. 14. 用在句尾,表示曾经发生过什么事情,相当于"着"
    你昨天干什么
    这话我什么时候说
  15. 15. 用在序数词"一""二""三"等后面,表示列举
    我到上海去,一是办点事,二是看看朋友。

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气流的改变使本飞翔平稳的风筝摆荡起
A change in the airflow destabilized the kite.
遇事要冷静,正所谓“兵将挡,水土掩”。
One has to be calm when facing all kinds of situations, as the saying goes “counter measure for measure”.
他买两包菜籽,准备年播种。
He bought two packages of vegetable seeds to sow next year.
初时我们并不熟悉,一二去就熟起了。
In the beginning we were unfamiliar, but as time went on we got to know each other.
垂询请电,也可信或发邮件。
For consultation, please telephone us, send us letters or email.
海面上波涛翻涌,看台风快了!
The billowing waves on the sea indicate a forthcoming hurricane.
近年,患有高血脂的人越越多。
The number of people who have high levels of blood lipids has increased in recent years.
好久没这里,再感觉恍如隔世。
I haven't been here for such a long time, it seems like a whole generation has passed.
这些公子王孙衣伸手,饭张口。
These sons of the aristocracy and the rich lead an easy life, with everything provided.
到新公司发展得不错,看这次跳槽是个拐点。
After joining this company my career has really been developing. I guess job-hopping is really worth it.

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The expressions of approximate number

The expressions of approximate number

Approximate number can be expressed either by adding "来" lái, "多" duō between the numeral and measure word, or by putting "左右" zuǒyòu, "上下" shàngxià after the measure word. "来" and "多" mean to over the number. "左右" and "上下" mean "approximate". "左右" has wider usage than "上下".
(1) 书包里有二十本书。
(2) 他哥哥二十岁。
(3) 他看上去20岁上下
(4) 这段距离有十公里左右

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