来

• 拼音: lái
• 汉字拆解: 来 = simplified from 來, originally a pictograph of a wheat plant — meaning shifted to 'come' through phonetic borrowing

含义

To come. Indicates movement towards the speaker.

One of the most fundamental verbs in Chinese. Basic meaning is to come (towards the speaker), opposite of 去 (go). Also used in many common expressions: 来了 (coming!), 过来 (come over), 出来 (come out). Can function as a directional complement after other verbs.

例句

1. 你什么时候来？
2. 他来中国学中文。
3. 快来！

用法指南

语境: movement, everyday

语气: conversational

正确说法

• 你来我家吃饭吧。(Come to my house for dinner.)
• 他从美国来。(He comes from America.)

错误说法

• 我来那边。(来 means towards the speaker — if going away, use 去; say 我去那边)

起源与历史

An ancient character originally depicting a wheat plant. The meaning shifted from 'wheat' to 'come' in early Chinese, possibly through phonetic borrowing.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal