lái
to come
to arrive
to come round
ever since
next
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)
lái
name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc)
Chenopodium album
lài
to depend on
to hang on in a place
bad
to renege (on promise)
to disclaim
to rat (on debts)
rascally
to blame
to put the blame on
lài
name of a river
rushing of water
lài
to glance
to look askance at
huà shuō huí lai
returning to our main topic,...
that said,...
again,...
in this connection
in passing
nevertheless,...
anyhow
lài
a sound
a noise
musical pipe with 3 reeds
Lài Chāng xīng
Lai Changxing (1958-), notorious Xiamen mafia boss involved in large scale corruption and smuggling, extradited from Canada back to China in 2008
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
Lái ān
Lai'an county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
lài
(modal particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la1])
Lài Shēng chuān
Lai Shengchuan (1954-), US-Taiwanese dramatist and director
Lái ān xiàn
Lai'an county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
cài lǐ fó
Cai Li Fo, Choy Li Fut, Choy Lay Fut, Choi Lei Fut, Choy Lai Fut, Choy Ley Fut, Choi Lei Faht, Tsai Li Fo, Choi Leih Faht - Martial Art
lái
name of a mountain in Sichuan
quán shì jiè wú chǎn zhě lián hé qǐ lai
Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!
Workers of the world, unite!
Luó ěr sī · Luó yī sī
Rolls-Royce (UK company)
also written 勞斯萊斯|劳斯莱斯[Láo sī Lái sī]
Lái
name of a country in Spring and Autumn period in modern Shandong, destroyed by Qi 齊|齐
lái
to confer
to bestow on an inferior
to reward
Lǐ Lì shān
Lee Lai-Shan (1970-), former windsurfing world champion from Hong Kong
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
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