过来

• 拼音: guò lái
• 汉字拆解: 过 = 辶 (walk) + 寸 (inch) — to pass; 来 = originally a pictograph of wheat, borrowed for 'to come'

含义

To come over; to come here. Indicates movement towards the speaker.

A directional complement that indicates movement towards the speaker. Can also be used figuratively (e.g., 忙不过来 = too busy to handle it all). One of the most common directional verbs in Chinese.

例句

1. 你过来一下，我有话跟你说。
2. 他从外面走过来了。
3. 小狗跑过来了。

用法指南

语境: giving directions, calling someone, narration

语气: direct, conversational

正确说法

• 请过来看看。(Please come over and have a look.)
• 他慢慢走过来了。(He walked over slowly.)

错误说法

• 不要把过来和过去搞混 — 过来 means movement towards the speaker; 过去 means movement away from the speaker.

起源与历史

Compound of 过 (to cross, to pass) and 来 (to come), meaning 'to cross over towards here.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal