| 起来 | qi lai | (after a verb, indicates beginning or completeness) |
| 起来 | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up; (after a verb) with an upward movement |
| 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 lai | apparently; it seems that |
| 看来 | kàn lái | apparently; it seems that; it appears; it seems |
| 过来 | guò lai | see 过来 |
| 过来 | guò lái | to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of |
| 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) |