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To come over in Chinese: 过来 (guò lái)

guò lái

to come over

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 過來1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to come over
  2. 2to manage
  3. 3to handle
  4. 4to be able to take care of

Stroke order

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ㄍㄨㄛˋ

guò

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄞˊ

lái

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

过来

Simplified

過來

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 你过来一下，我有话跟你说。

    nǐ guò lái yí xià， wǒ yǒu huà gēn nǐ shuō。

    Come over here a moment, I have something to tell you.

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Related words

来

lái

to come

过

guò

to cross

过去

guò qù

(in the) past

经过

jīng guò

to pass

难过

nán guò

to feel sad

本来

běn lái

original

不过

bù guò

only

超过

chāo guò

to surpass

从来

cóng lái

always

过程

guò chéng

course of events

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

将来

jiāng lái

in the future

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