( 指动作趋向 ) ⇒ 饭菜端上来了。 Fàncài duān shànglái le. → The meal was brought to the table. ⇒ 他从坑里爬上来了。 Tā cóng kēng li pá shànglái le. → He climbed out of the pit.

( 指由高到低 ) come down ( pt came ) , pp come ⇒ 我不上去了,你下来吧。 Wǒ bù shàngqù le, nǐ xiàlái ba. → I won't come up – you come down.

⇒ 我从来没去过美国。 Wǒ cónglái méi qùguo Měiguó. → I've never been to the States. ⇒ 她从来未说过。 Tā cónglái wèi shuōguo. → She never said it.

⇒ 入冬以来 rù dōng yǐlái → since the beginning of the winter ⇒ 入冬以来，这里已经下了5场雪。 Rù dōng yǐlái, zhèlǐ yǐjīng xiàle wǔ cháng xuě. → There have been five snowfalls here since the beginning of the winter.

always

original ⇒ 几十年过去，这个小镇还是原来的样子。 Jǐshí nián guòqù, zhège xiǎozhèn háishì yuánlái de yàngzi. → Decades have passed, but this town is still as it always was.

afterwards ⇒ 后来他们谁也不理谁。 Hòulái tāmen shuí yě bù lǐ shuí. → Afterwards they didn't talk to each other. ⇒ 我后来再也没有见过他。 Wǒ hòulái zài yě méiyǒu jiànguo tā. → I didn't see him again after that.

always

come back

future ⇒ 不远的将来,人类就能消灭艾滋病。 Bù yuǎn de jiānglái, rénlèi jiù néng xiāomiè àizībìng. → In the not-too-distant future, we are going to be able to wipe out AIDS.

( 去和来 ) come and go

future ⇒ 他能预见未来。 Tā néng yùjiàn wèilái. → He can foresee the future. ⇒ 未来的几天将有沙尘暴。 Wèilái de jǐ tiān jiāng yǒu shāchénbào. → In the next few days there will be a sandstorm.

original ⇒ 本来的打算 běnlái de dǎsuàn → the original plan

come ( pt came ) , pp come ⇒ 你会有好运来临。 Nǐ huì yǒu hǎoyùn láilín. → Good luck will come to you.

force

past

( 去了再来 ) make a round trip ⇒ 从住宅小区到市中心来回有多远？ Cóng zhùzhái xiǎoqū dào shìzhōngxīn láihuí yǒu duō yuǎn? → How far is it from the residential area to town and back?

( 来历 ) connections pl

guest

have dealings with

origin

reason

come from

visit

( 道路 ) approach

⇒ 人生来都是平等的。 Rén shēnglái dōu shì píngděng de. → All human beings are born equal.

origin ⇒ 没人知道这个传说的由来。 Méi rén zhīdào zhège chuánshuō de yóulái. → No-one knows the origins of this legend.

seem ⇒ 她看来好多了。 Tā kànlái hǎo duō le. → She seems much better. ⇒ 这看来是个好主意。 Zhè kànlái shì gè hǎo zhǔyi. → That seems like a good idea. ⇒ 看来他不想来了。 Kànlái tā bù xiǎng lái le. → It seems he didn't want to come.

usually ⇒ 她素来很安静。 Tā sùlái hěn ānjìng. → She's usually very quiet. ⇒ 他俩素来不和。 Tā liǎ sùlái bùhé. → Those two never get on.

( 站起或坐起 ) get up ⇒ 赶快起来,来客人了。 Gǎnkuài qǐlái, lái kèrén le. → Get up quick, there's a visitor.

come over ( pt came ) , pp come ⇒ 你赶快过来,大家都等你呢！ Nǐ gǎnkuài guòlái, dàjiā dōu děng nǐ ne! → Come straight over — everyone is waiting for you!

recently

come in

⇒ 我儿子总是人来疯。 Wǒ érzi zǒngshì rénláifēng. → My son always gets over-excited when we have guests.

never

lack sufficient time for

have enough time for

tap water

import

more and more ⇒ 他的英语说得越来越流利了。 Tā de Yīngyǔ shuō de yuèláiyuè liúlì le. → His English is getting more and more fluent. ⇒ 天气越来越暖和了。 Tiānqì yuèláiyuè nuǎnhuo le. → The weather is getting warmer and warmer.

old hand

stage a comeback

throughout the ages

handouts

arrive late

be seized by a whim

a constant stream of people ⇒ 到这里旅游的人接踵而来。 Dào zhèlǐ lǚyóu de rén jiēzhǒng ér lái. → There's a constant stream of tourists here.

have a change of luck ⇒ 她时来运转,当上了女主角。 Tā shí lái yùn zhuǎn, dāng shàng le nǚzhǔjué. → She's lucky enough to be playing the female lead.

be hard to come by

have plenty of time