(guò lái) - to come over, to come across in Mandarin
guòláiTraditional: 過來
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
过
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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