qi lai
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4])
bringing things together (e.g. after 收拾[shou1 shi5])
(after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgement
xià lai
to come down
(after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
(indicates continuation from the past towards us)
to be harvested (of crops)
to be over (of a period of time)
to go among the masses (said of leaders)
huà shuō huí lai
returning to our main topic,...
that said,...
again,...
in this connection
in passing
nevertheless,...
anyhow
bèng chū lai
to crop up
to pop up
to emerge abruptly
huà yòu shuō huí lai
returning to our main topic,...
that said,...
again,...
in this connection
in passing
nevertheless,...
anyhow
Ā lái
Alai (1959-), ethnic Tibetan Chinese writer, awarded Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2000 for his novel 塵埃落定|尘埃落定[Chen2 ai1 luo4 ding4] "Red Poppies"
quán shì jiè wú chǎn zhě lián hé qǐ lai
Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!
Workers of the world, unite!
mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[tí])
méi guī bù guǎn jiào shá míng , wén qǐ lai zǒng shì xiāng de
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])
chu lai
(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
hǎo qǐ lai
to get better
to improve
to get well
mǎo qǐ lai
to get enthusiastic
to put in all one's energy
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