xiǎng lái
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  • v.presume; it may be assumed that; think

    • xiǎng lái tā shì bù huì lái le

      想来不会

      I suppose she is not coming.

    • xiàn zài xiǎng lái hái shi bù yóu zì zhǔ de wēi xiào mǎn liǎn

      现在想来还是不由自主微笑满脸

      Now think about it, or face a smile involuntarily.

    • zǐ xì xiǎng lái dāng shí chǔ jìng shì hěn kùn nan de

      仔细想来当时处境困难

      It was a difficult situation, when you think about it.

Word usage

  • Note
    "想来" is used as a parenthesis, it can be at the beginning of a sentence or between the subject and the predicate.

Chinese words with pinyin xiang lai