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(guò lái) - to come over, to come across in Mandarin

guòlái

Traditional: 過來

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Translation

to come over, to come across

Word origin

A compound of 过 (guo) 'to pass, to cross', with the 辶 'movement' radical, and the directional 来 (lai) 'to come', a pictograph of a wheat plant borrowed for 'come'. Together: 'to come over'.

Origin
compound
Root
过 (guo, 'to cross', 辶 movement radical) + 来 (lai, 'to come', pictograph of wheat)

Stroke order

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Examples

Come over here for a moment.

He walked over.

Please come over here a moment.

Mum is calling you to come over for dinner.

Please come over and sit on this side.

过来 (guò lái) means to come over, to come across. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is part of lesson 5.