Abdulahat Abdurixit (1942-), PRC engineer and politician, chairman of Xinjiang autonomous region 1994-2003, in 2003 vice-chair of 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
阿来阿來a1 lai2
Alai (1959-), ethnic Tibetan Chinese writer, awarded Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2000 for his novel 塵埃落定|尘埃落定 "Red Poppies"
爱得死去活来愛得死去活來ai4 de5 si3 qu4 huo2 lai2
to be madly in love
宝丽来寶麗來bao3 li4 lai2
Polaroid
北卡罗来纳北卡羅來納bei3 ka3 luo2 lai2 na4
North Carolina, US state
北卡罗来纳州北卡羅來納州bei3 ka3 luo2 lai2 na4 zhou1
North Carolina, US state
本来本來ben3 lai2
original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
本来面目本來面目ben3 lai2 mian4 mu4
true colors; true features
蹦出来蹦出來beng4 chu1 lai5
to crop up; to pop up; to emerge abruptly
比来比來bi3 lai2
lately; recently
别来无恙別來無恙bie2 lai2 wu2 yang4
(literary) I trust you have been well since we last met
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action; to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action; to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy.; Since this is so, we should accept it.; Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth.; If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as
继往开来繼往開來ji4 wang3 kai1 lai2
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
加来海峡加來海峽jia1 lai2 hai3 xia2
Strait of Calais in the English channel; Strait of Dover; Pas-de-Calais, département of France
鉴往知来鑒往知來jian4 wang3 zhi1 lai2
to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
arriving early can't beat coming at the right time; perfect timing
来电來電lai2 dian4
incoming telegram or telephone call; your telegram, telephone call, or message; to send a telegram or make a telephone call here (i.e. to the speaker); to have instant attraction to sb; to have chemistry with sb; to come back (of electricity, after an out
来电答铃來電答鈴lai2 dian4 da2 ling2
(Tw) ringback tone (heard by the originator of a telephone call)
来电显示來電顯示lai2 dian4 xian3 shi4
caller ID
来而不往非礼也來而不往非禮也lai2 er2 bu4 wang3 fei1 li3 ye3
not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical); to respond in kind
来犯來犯lai2 fan4
to invade one's territory
来访來訪lai2 fang3
to pay a visit
来凤來鳳lai2 feng4
Laifeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei
来凤县來鳳縣lai2 feng4 xian4
Laifeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei
来福枪來福槍lai2 fu2 qiang1
rifle (loanword); also written 來復槍|来复枪
来福线來福線lai2 fu2 xian4
rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun)
来复枪來復槍lai2 fu4 qiang1
rifle (loanword); also written 來福槍|来福枪
来复线來復線lai2 fu4 xian4
rifling (spiral lines on inside of gun barrel imparting spin to the bullet)
来港來港lai2 gang3
to come to Hong Kong
来函來函lai2 han2
incoming letter; letter from afar; same as 来信
来鸿來鴻lai2 hong2
incoming letter (literary)
来鸿去燕來鴻去燕lai2 hong2 qu4 yan4
lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
来华來華lai2 hua2
to come to China
来回來回lai2 hui2
to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly
来回来去來回來去lai2 hui2 lai2 qu4
repeatedly; back and forth again and again
来回来去地來回來去地lai2 hui2 lai2 qu4 de5
backwards and forwards
来火來火lai2 huo3
to get angry
来火儿來火兒lai2 huo3 er5
to get angry
来讲來講lai2 jiang3
as to; considering; for
来劲來勁lai2 jin4
(dialect) to be full of zeal; high-spirited; exhilarating; to stir sb up
来看來看lai2 kan4
to come and see; to see a topic from a certain point of view
来客來客lai2 ke4
guest
来历來歷lai2 li4
history; antecedents; origin
来历不明來歷不明lai2 li4 bu4 ming2
of unknown origin
来临來臨lai2 lin2
to approach; to come closer
来龙去脉來龍去脈lai2 long2 qu4 mai4
the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
来路來路lai2 lu4
incoming road; origin; past history
来路不明來路不明lai2 lu4 bu4 ming2
unidentified origin; no-one knows where it comes from; of dubious background
来年來年lai2 nian2
next year; the coming year
来去无踪來去無蹤lai2 qu4 wu2 zong1
come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace
来日來日lai2 ri4
future days; (literary) the next day; (old) past days
来日方长來日方長lai2 ri4 fang1 chang2
the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later; We'll cross that bridge when we get there
来神來神lai2 shen2
to become spirited
来生來生lai2 sheng1
next life
来势來勢lai2 shi4
momentum of sth approaching
来示來示lai2 shi4
(polite) your letter
来苏糖來蘇糖lai2 su1 tang2
lyxose (type of sugar)
来台來臺lai2 tai2
to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC)
来头來頭lai2 tou2
cause; reason; interest; influence
来往來往lai2 wang3
to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with
来文來文lai2 wen2
received document; sent document
来无影,去无踪來無影,去無蹤lai2 wu2 ying3 - qu4 wu2 zong1
lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it; fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提)
慢慢来慢慢來man4 man4 lai2
take your time; take it easy
忙不过来忙不過來mang2 bu4 guo4 lai2
to have more work than one can deal with; to have one's hands full
眉来眼去眉來眼去mei2 lai2 yan3 qu4
lit. eyes and eyebrows come and go (idiom); to make eyes; to exchange flirting glances with sb
没来由沒來由mei2 lai2 you2
without any reason; for no reason
慕名而来慕名而來mu4 ming2 er2 lai2
to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location
拿来拿來na2 lai2
to bring; to fetch; to get
拿来主义拿來主義na2 lai2 zhu3 yi4
the attitude of mechanically borrowing (ideas etc)
南卡罗来纳南卡羅來納nan2 ka3 luo2 lai2 na4
South Carolina, US state
南卡罗来纳州南卡羅來納州nan2 ka3 luo2 lai2 na4 zhou1
South Carolina, US state
逆来顺受逆來順受ni4 lai2 shun4 shou4
to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it; to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc
年来年來nian2 lai2
this past year; over the last years
否极泰来否極泰來pi3 ji2 tai4 lai2
extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
拼起来拼起來pin1 qi5 lai5
to put together
扑面而来撲面而來pu1 mian4 er2 lai2
lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face; sth assaults the senses; blatant (advertising); eye-catching; (a smell) assaults the nostrils
其来有自其來有自qi2 lai2 you3 zi4
there is a reason for it; (of sth) not incidental
起来起來qi3 lai5
to stand up; to get up; also pr.
起来起來qi5 lai5
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站); bringing things together (e.g. after 收拾); (after a perception verb, e.g. 看) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr.
to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily
泰来泰來tai4 lai2
Tailai county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang
泰来县泰來縣tai4 lai2 xian4
Tailai county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang
谈得来談得來tan2 de5 lai2
to be able to talk to; to get along with; to be congenial
特来特來te4 lai2
to come with a specific purpose in mind
天外来客天外來客tian1 wai4 lai2 ke4
visitors from outer space
听来聽來ting1 lai2
to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc); to ring (true); to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression); to hear from somewhere
听起来聽起來ting1 qi5 lai5
to sound like
停下来停下來ting2 xia4 lai2
to stop
突如其来突如其來tu1 ru2 qi2 lai2
to arise abruptly; to arrive suddenly; happening suddenly
推来推去推來推去tui1 lai2 tui1 qu4
(idiom) to rudely push and pull others; (idiom) to evade responsibility and push it to others
外来外來wai4 lai2
external; foreign; outside
外来成语外來成語wai4 lai2 cheng2 yu3
loan idiom
外来词外來詞wai4 lai2 ci2
loanword
外来货外來貨wai4 lai2 huo4
imported product
外来人外來人wai4 lai2 ren2
foreigner
外来投资外來投資wai4 lai2 tou2 zi1
foreign investment
外来物种外來物種wai4 lai2 wu4 zhong3
an introduced species
外来语外來語wai4 lai2 yu3
loanword
往来往來wang3 lai2
dealings; contacts; to go back and forth
往来帐户往來帳戶wang3 lai2 zhang4 hu4
current account (in bank)
未来未來wei4 lai2
future; tomorrow; approaching; coming; pending
未来派未來派wei4 lai2 pai4
Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
未来式未來式wei4 lai2 shi4
future tense
未来学未來學wei4 lai2 xue2
future studies
未来业绩未來業績wei4 lai2 ye4 ji4
future yield (of investment)
未来主义未來主義wei4 lai2 zhu3 yi4
Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
乌来烏來wu1 lai2
Wulai township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
乌来乡烏來鄉wu1 lai2 xiang1
Wulai township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
希伯来希伯來xi1 bo2 lai2
Hebrew
希伯来人希伯來人xi1 bo2 lai2 ren2
Hebrew person; Israelite; Jew
希伯来书希伯來書xi1 bo2 lai2 shu1
Epistle of St Paul to the Hebrews
希伯来语希伯來語xi1 bo2 lai2 yu3
Hebrew language
西来庵西來庵xi1 lai2 an1
Xilai Temple (Tainan, Taiwan)
熙来攘往熙來攘往xi1 lai2 rang3 wang3
a place buzzing with activity (idiom)
喜来登喜來登xi3 lai2 deng1
Sheraton (hotel chain)
下不来下不來xia4 bu4 lai2
awkward; embarrassed; cannot be accomplished
下不来台下不來臺xia4 bu4 lai2 tai2
to be put on the spot; to find oneself in an awkward situation
下来下來xia4 lai5
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)
仙客来仙客來xian1 ke4 lai2
cyclamen
先来后到先來後到xian1 lai2 hou4 dao4
in order of arrival; first come, first served
闲来无事閒來無事xian2 lai2 wu2 shi4
at leisure; idle; to have nothing to do
想来想來xiang3 lai2
it may be assumed that
想起来想起來xiang3 qi5 lai5
to remember; to recall
向来向來xiang4 lai2
always (previously)
消息来源消息來源xiao1 xi5 lai2 yuan2
web feed; news feed; syndicated feed
新来乍到新來乍到xin1 lai2 zha4 dao4
newly arrived (idiom)
心血来潮心血來潮xin1 xue4 lai2 chao2
to be prompted by a sudden impulse; carried away by a whim; to have a brainstorm