Phrases:
- 本来 běn lái
- original, originally, at first, it goes without saying, of course
- 出来 chū lai5
- to come out, to emerge
- 从来 cóng lái
- always, at all times, never (if used in negative sentence)
- 带来 dài lái
- to bring, to bring about, to produce
- 到来 dào lái
- arrival, advent
- 古来 gǔ lái
- old-time
- 过来 guò lái
- to manage, to handle, to be able to take care of
- 过来 guò lai5
- to come over, to come up
- 后来 hòu lái
- afterwards, later
- 胡来 hú lái
- (v) make a complete hash of things; cause trouble
- 怀来 Huái lái
- (N) Huailai (place in Hebei)
- 回来 huí lai5
- return, come back
- 惠来 Huì lái
- (N) Huilai (place in Guangdong)
- 将来 jiāng lái
- (the) future
- 近来 jìn lái
- recently, lately
- 进来 jìn lái
- (v) come in
- 看来 kàn lai5
- apparently, it seems that, it appears, it seems
- 来安 Lái ān
- (N) Lai'an (place in Anhui)
- 来宾 lái bīn
- guest, visitor
- 来到 lái dào
- to come, to arrive
- 来访 lái fǎng
- pay a visit
- 来凤 Lái fèng
- (N) Laifeng (place in Hubei)
- 来回 lái huí
- make a round trip, make a return journey
- 来看 lái kàn
- (v) interpret a topic from a certain point of view
- 来客 lái kè
- (n) guest
- 来历 lái lì
- history, antecedents, origin
- 来临 lái lín
- approach, come closer
- 来年 lái nián
- next year, the coming year
- 来说 lái shuō
- (v) interpret a topic from a certain point of view
- 来往 lái wǎng
- to come and go
- 来信 lái xìn
- incoming letter, send a letter here
- 来源 lái yuán
- source (of information, etc), origin
- 来着 lái zhe5
- (an auxiliary showing sth. happened in the past)
- 来自 lái zì
- to come from (a place)
- 历来 lì lái
- always, throughout (a period of time), (of) all-time
- 马来 mǎ lái
- Malay
- 年来 nián lái
- over the last ... years
- 起来 qǐ lai5
- beginning or continuing an action, upward movement, stand up
- 上来 shàng lái
- (v) come up, (v) approach, used after verb to indicate success
- 素来 sù lái
- (adv) usually
- 泰来 Tài lái
- (N) Tailai (place in Heilongjiang)
- 外来 wài lái
- external, foreign, outside
- 往来 wǎng lái
- dealings, contacts, to go back and forth
- 未来 wèi lái
- future, tomorrow, approaching, coming, pending
- 下来 xia5 lai5
- (verb suffix indicating continuation, etc.)
- 向来 xiàng lái
- always, all along
- 醒来 xǐng lái
- waken
- 以来 yǐ lái
- since (a previous event)
- 由来 yóu lái
- origin
- 原来 yuán lái
- original, former, originally, formerly, at first