| 起来 | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up; (after a verb) with an upward movement |
| 起来 | qi lai | (after a verb, indicates beginning or completeness) |
| 来 | lái | to come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; next |
| 出来 | chū lái | to come out; to emerge |
| 原来 | yuán lái | original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so... actually |
| 以来 | yǐ lái | since (a previous event) |
| 下来 | 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) |
| 年来 | nián lái | over the last... years |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later |
| 回来 | huí lai | to return; to come back |
| 看来 | kàn lái | apparently; it seems that; it appears; it seems |
| 看来 | kàn lai | apparently; it seems that |
| 过来 | guò lái | to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of |
| 过来 | guò lai | see 过来 |
| 将来 | jiāng lái | in the future; future; the future; CL:个 |
| 上来 | shàng lái | to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) |
| 本来 | běn lái | original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course |
| 带来 | dài lái | to bring; to bring about; to produce |
| 进来 | jìn lái | to come in |
| 来自 | lái zì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 从来 | cóng lái | always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) |
| 来到 | lái dào | to come; to arrive |
| 未来 | wèi lái | future; tomorrow; CL:个; approaching; coming; pending |
| 一来 | yī lái | on one hand,... |
| 到来 | dào lái | arrival; advent |
| 往来 | wǎng lái | dealings; contacts; to go back and forth |
| 反过来 | fǎn guo lái | conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction |
| 外来 | wài lái | external; foreign; outside |
| 近来 | jìn lái | recently; lately |
| 传来 | chuán lái | to arrive (news) |
| 前来 | qián lái | to come (formal); before; previously |
| 来信 | lái xìn | incoming letter; send a letter here |
| 历来 | lì lái | always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time |
| 多年来 | duō nián lái | for the past many years |
| 向来 | xiàng lái | always (previously) |
| 来回 | lái huí | to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly |
| 来不及 | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) |
| 来得 | lái de | to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to |
| 来往 | lái wǎng | to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with |
| 马来西亚 | Mǎ lái xī yà | Malaysia |
| 来访 | lái fǎng | pay a visit |
| 自来水 | zì lái shuǐ | running water; tap water |
| 想来 | xiǎng lái | it may be assumed that |
| 来得及 | lái de jí | there's still time; able to do sth in time |
| 看起来 | kàn qǐ lái | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be |
| 来临 | lái lín | to approach; to come closer |
| 近年来 | jìn nián lái | for the past few years |
| 来生 | lái shēng | next life |
| 马来亚 | Mǎ lái yà | Malaya |
| 生来 | shēng lái | born with |