(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

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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

Stroke order for 过

过

Stroke order for 来

来

Examples

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Come over here for a moment.

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He walked over.

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Please come over here a moment.

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Mum is calling you to come over for dinner.

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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 taught in chapter 5, lesson 2: 过来, 后, 只有 and 7 more words.