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一来

yī lái · yi lai

Traditional 一來

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Late on foot

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)每天(měitiān)走路(zǒulù)去(qù)公司(gōngsī)？

    Why do you walk to the office every day?

  2. Dengdeng

    一来(yīlái)可以(kěyǐ)锻炼(duànliàn)身体(shēntǐ)，二来(èrlái)可以(kěyǐ)省钱(shěngqián)。

    For one thing, it's exercise. For another, it saves money.

  3. Liangliang

    听起来(tīngqilai)不错(bùcuò)。你(nǐ)走路(zǒulù)不会(bùhuì)迟到(chídào)吗(ma)？

    Sounds good. Don't you get late, walking?

  4. Dengdeng

    不会(bùhuì)，一来(yīlái)我(wǒ)起(qǐ)得(de)早(zǎo)，二来(èrlái)路(lù)不(bù)远(yuǎn)。

    No. For one thing I get up early, for another it's not far.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)是(shì)迟到(chídào)了(le)？

    Then why were you late today?

  6. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)一来(yīlái)我(wǒ)迷路(mílù)了(le)，二来(èrlái)我(wǒ)鞋子(xiézi)坏(huài)了(le)。

    Because, for one thing I got lost, for another my shoe broke.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)一(yì)来(lái)就(jiù)在(zài)洗(xǐ)碗(wǎn)，你(nǐ)凭(píng)什(shén)么(me)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)走(zǒu)！

As soon as I came I washed the dishes, so how come you ask me to leave?!

Tatoeba: Chinese by MichelTesmon · English by MichelTesmon · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)一(yì)来(lái)这(zhè)里(lǐ)就(jiù)听(tīng)到(dào)了(le)。

She came here as soon as she heard it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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