过来
guò lái
Pinyin

Definition

过来
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guò lái
  1. to come over
  2. to manage
  3. to handle
  4. to be able to take care of
过来
 - 
guò lai
  1. see 過來|过来[guò lái]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不过
bù guò
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 merely
  3. 3 no more than
  4. 4 but
  5. 5 however
  6. 6 anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
  7. 7 cannot be more (after adjectival)
来
lái
  1. 1 to come
  2. 2 to arrive
  3. 3 to come round
  4. 4 ever since
  5. 5 next
来自
lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
出来
chū lái
  1. 1 to come out
  2. 2 to appear
  3. 3 to arise
原来
yuán lái
  1. 1 original
  2. 2 former
  3. 3 originally
  4. 4 formerly
  5. 5 at first
  6. 6 so, actually, as it turns out
回来
huí lai
  1. 1 to return
  2. 2 to come back
未来
wèi lái
  1. 1 future
  2. 2 tomorrow
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 approaching
  5. 5 coming
  6. 6 pending
起来
qǐ lai
  1. 1 to stand up
  2. 2 to get up
  3. 3 also pr. [qǐ lái]
超过
chāo guò
  1. 1 to surpass
  2. 2 to exceed
  3. 3 to outstrip
越来越
yuè lái yuè
  1. 1 more and more
过
Guò
  1. 1 surname Guo
过去
guò qù
  1. 1 (in the) past
  2. 2 former
  3. 3 previous
  4. 4 to go over
  5. 5 to pass by
过年
guò nián
  1. 1 to celebrate the Chinese New Year
上来
shàng lái
  1. 1 to come up
  2. 2 to approach
  3. 3 (verb complement indicating success)
下来
xià lai
  1. 1 to come down
  2. 2 (completed action marker)
  3. 3 (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
  4. 4 (indicates continuation from the past towards us)
  5. 5 to be harvested (of crops)
  6. 6 to be over (of a period of time)
  7. 7 to go among the masses (said of leaders)
以来
yǐ lái
  1. 1 since (a previous event)
来到
lái dào
  1. 1 to come
  2. 2 to arrive
来回
lái huí
  1. 1 to make a round trip
  2. 2 return journey
  3. 3 back and forth
  4. 4 to and fro
  5. 5 repeatedly
来年
lái nián
  1. 1 next year
  2. 2 the coming year
来源
lái yuán
  1. 1 source (of information etc)
  2. 2 origin

Idioms (20)

三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
不过尔尔
bù guò ěr ěr
  1. 1 not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre
  2. 2 nothing out of the ordinary
事不过三
shì bù guò sān
  1. 1 a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)
  2. 2 don't repeat the same mistake again and again
  3. 3 bad things don't happen more than three times
事过境迁
shì guò jìng qiān
  1. 1 The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).
  2. 2 It is water under the bridge.
人谁无过
rén shéi wú guò
  1. 1 Everyone makes mistakes (idiom)
什么风把你吹来的
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
  1. 1 What brings you here? (idiom)
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
来去无踪
lái qù wú zōng
  1. 1 come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace
来得容易，去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
  1. 1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
  1. 1 the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
  2. 2 We'll cross that bridge when we get there
来无影，去无踪
lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng
  1. 1 lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
来者不善，善者不来
lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái
  1. 1 He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
  2. 2 Be careful not to trust foreigners.
  3. 3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
来者不拒
lái zhě bù jù
  1. 1 to refuse nobody (idiom)
  2. 2 all comers welcome
来鸿去燕
lái hóng qù yàn
  1. 1 lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
来龙去脉
lái lóng qù mài
  1. 1 the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) the whole sequence of events
  3. 3 causes and effects
倾巢来犯
qīng cháo lái fàn
  1. 1 to turn out in force ready to attack (idiom)
两国相争，不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
  1. 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities

Sample Sentences

妈妈经常唠叨我：十字路口非常危险，常常有车突然冲过来，所以在穿越马路时一定要格外小心。
māma jīngcháng láodao wǒ ：shízìlùkǒu fēicháng wēixiǎn ，chángcháng yǒu chē tūrán chōng guòlái ，suǒyǐ zài chuānyuè mǎlù shí yīdìng yào géwài xiǎoxīn 。
My mom constantly nags at me: "The crossroad is a very dangerous place. There are always cars rushing across. Therefore, we have to be extra careful when crossing the road."
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秦宇走到旁边的窗户，往里看，想看个究竟。这一看，让他愣了半天都无法缓过来。
QínYǔ zǒu dào pángbiān de chuānghu ，wǎng lǐ kàn ，xiǎng kàn ge jiūjìng 。zhè yī kàn ，ràng tā lèng le bàntiān dōu wúfǎ huǎn guòlái 。
QinYu then walked to the window on the side and looked into it. He wanted to figure out what actually happened. He was taken aback by what he saw and he didn't recover from the shock until a long time had passed.
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对了，我也快毕业了，有空把我不用的东西也拿过来送您吧？
duì le ，wǒ yě kuài bìyè le ，yǒukòng bǎ wǒ bùyòng de dōngxi yě ná guòlái sòng nín ba ？
Thats right, I’m about to graduate soon. Let me bring some of my unused things to you?
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哈，你才刚开始学，就想一步登天啊？这里有一些不平整，你拿海绵过来刷两下就会平整一些了，造型调整好以后，我再教你上色釉。
hā ，nǐ cái gāng kāishǐ xué ，jiù xiǎng yībùdēngtiān ā ？zhèlǐ yǒu yīxiē bù píngzhěng ，nǐ ná hǎimián guòlái shuā liǎng xià jiù huì píngzhěng yīxiē le ，zàoxíng tiáozhěng hǎo yǐhòu ，wǒ zài jiāo nǐ shàng sèyòu 。
Ha, you just started learning, you think Rome was built in a day? It’s a little uneven here. Take a sponge and rub it twice here and it will even out. After you’ve fixed the form, I’ll teach you how to apply the glaze.
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你还怪我动作慢呀？是他没礼貌吧？我觉得中国人一点空间意识都没有，常常有人在宽到不能再宽的马路上，就偏往我身上撞过来。
nǐ hái guài wǒ dòngzuò màn ya ？shì tā méi lǐmào ba ？wǒ juéde Zhōngguórén yīdiǎn kōngjiānyìshi dōu méiyǒu ，chángcháng yǒurén zài kuān dào bùnéng zài kuān de mǎlù shang ，jiù piān wǎng wǒ shēnshàng zhuàng guòlai 。
You're blaming me for being too slow on the draw? It was him that was impolite, no? I think Chinese people don't have any respect for personal space. Often I find that in a street that's so wide it couldn't be wider, people will still try and veer towards me so that they bump into me.
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我也真是纳了闷了，结果，笨成这样了，他还恬不知耻地反过来数落我的指令有问题，真是太不靠谱。
wǒ yě zhēn shì nà le mēn le ，jiéguǒ ，bèn chéng zhèyàng le ，tā hái tiánbùzhīchǐ de fǎnguòlái shǔluò wǒ de zhǐlǐng yǒu wèntí ，zhēn shì tài bù kàopǔ 。
I'm as puzzled as you are. So in the end, with him being so stupid, he had the cheek to turn it around and go on about how it was a problem with my instructions. He really is a liability.
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哎呀！这...您没警告我这是脑筋急转弯呐，我这死脑筋哪里转得过来？
āiyā ！zhè . . . nín méi jǐnggào wǒ zhè shì nǎojīnjízhuǎnwān nà ，wǒ zhè sǐnǎojīn nǎli zhuǎn de guòlai ？
Oh damn! This... you didn't warn me that it there was a twist. How is this blasted brain of mine able to twist?
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应该是倒过来吧？我明明知道很多人和自己的室友成为好朋友的。
yīnggāi shì dào guòlái ba ？wǒ míngmíng zhīdào hěnduō rén hé zìjǐ de shìyǒu chéngwéi hǎo péngyou de 。
Shouldn’t it be the opposite? I know without doubt of many roommates who’ve become good friends.
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对面的女孩，看过来。
duìmiàn de nǚhái ，kàn guòlái 。
Girl on the other side, look over here.
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好啦，你过来，让我抱抱。
hǎo la ，nǐ guòlai ，ràng wǒ bào bào 。
Alright! Come here, give me a hug.
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