来

tā jīn tiān lái guò liǎng cì

她今天来过两次。

She came twice today.

gōng gòng qì chē yǐ jīng lái le

公共汽车已经来了。

Here comes the bus.

tā yǐ hòu bù lái le

他以后不来了。

He won't be coming from now on.

nǐ jīn tiān gàn le shén me lái zhe

你今天干了什么来着？

What did you do today?

nà jù huà shì wǒ shén me shí hou shuō de lái zhe

那句话是我什么时候说的来着？

When did I ever say that?

mā ma wàng jì le tā yào dào yuàn zi lǐ zuò shén me lái zhe

妈妈忘记了她要到院子里做什么来着。

Mother forgot what she was going to do in the yard.

qǐng bǎ chú tou ná lái

请把锄头拿来。

Hand the hoe over please.

qǐng bǎ zhè běn shū ná lái

请把这本书拿来。

Bring me the book, please.

qù bǎ chē kāi lái

去把车开来。

Go get the car.

lái rì fāng cháng

来日方长

There will be plenty of time in the future.

lái chūn wǒ jiā jiāng bān qù xiàn chéng

来春，我家将搬去县城。

Next spring, my family will move to the county.

lái nián bà ba dǎ suàn zhòng xiǎo mài

来年，爸爸打算种小麦。

Next year, father is going to plant wheat.

jìn lái zhè ge zhèn zi shang zǒng shì yǒu xiǎo tōu

近来，这个镇子上总是有小偷。

Thieves have been popping up in this town lately.

bàn nián lái wǒ qù guò nà lǐ sān cì

半年来，我去过那里三次。

I've been there three times in six months.

shí duō tiān lái tā dōu méi yǒu shuì guò yī gè hǎo jiào

十多天来，他都没有睡过一个好觉。

He hasn't had a good night's sleep in more than ten days.

wǒ men bān yǒu èr shí lái gè rén

我们班有二十来个人。

There are about 20 people in my class.

zhè ge nán ren yǒu sān shí lái suì

这个男人有三十来岁。

The guy is about 30 years old.

liù shí lái gè

六十来个

around sixty

nǐ bù yào gēn wǒ lái zhè yī tào

你不要跟我来这一套。

You don't have to do that with me.

wǒ men lái yī pán qí

我们来一盘棋。

Let's have a game of chess.

nǐ chàng de zhēn hǎo zài lái yī gè ba

你唱得真好，再来一个吧。

Your singing is so good. Sing another song.

wǒ men gěi tā dào hè lái le

我们给她道贺来了。

We've come to offer her our congratulations.

tā huí jiā tàn qīn lái le

她回家探亲来了。

She has gone home to see her family.

wǒ bào xǐ lái le

我报喜来了。

I brought you good news.

kāi chūn hòu nóng máng lái le

开春后，农忙来了。

The busy farm season comes when spring sets in.

jīn nián de yǔ jì lái de wǎn

今年的雨季来得晚。

The rainy season is backward this year.

léi zhèn yǔ mǎ shàng yào lái le

雷阵雨马上要来了。

A thunder shower is coming up.

tā zhè cì jìn chéng yī lái shì huì bào gōng zuò èr lái shì xiū lǐ jī qì sān lái shì cǎi gòu shū jí

他这次进城，一来是汇报工作，二来是修理机器，三来是采购书籍。

He came to town this time for three purposes. Firstly, report on his work. Secondly, have the machine repaired, and thirdly, buy some books.

wǒ zhè cì dào xī ān yī lái shì bàn diǎn shì qing èr lái shì kàn péng you

我这次到西安，一来是办点事情，二来是看朋友。

I've come to Xi'an this time, firstly, to attend some business, and secondly, to see some friends.

wǒ hǎo jiǔ méi yǒu qù kàn tā le yī lái shì yīn wèi lù tài yuǎn èr lái shì yīn wèi méi shí jiān

我好久没有去看她了。一来是因为路太远，二来是因为没时间。

I haven't been to see her for a long time now. For one thing, she lives too far away. For another, I've been rather busy.

èr yuè li lái hǎo chūn guāng

二月里来好春光。

What a gorgeous spring in February!

zhēng yuè li lái shì xīn nián

正月里来是新年。

The New Year comes in the first month of the lunar year.