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来着

lái zhe · lai zhe

Traditional 來著

Meaning

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  1. auxiliary showing sth happened in the past
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What was it called?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)说(shuō)的(de)那本(nàběn)书(shū)，叫(jiào)什么(shénme)来着(láizhe)？

    The book you mentioned last time, what was it called again?

  2. Dengdeng

    嗯(ēn)……作者(zuòzhě)是(shì)谁(shéi)来着(láizhe)？

    Hmm... who was the author again?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)记得(jìde)，封面(fēngmiàn)是(shì)蓝色(lánsè)的(de)。

    I only remember the cover was blue.

  4. Dengdeng

    想起来(xiǎngqilai)了(le)！叫(jiào)蓝鲸(lánjīng)来着(láizhe)！

    I remembered! It was called Blue Whale!

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)！就是(jiùshì)它(tā)！你(nǐ)买(mǎi)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Yes! That's it! Did you buy it?

  6. Dengdeng

    买(mǎi)了(le)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)放(fàng)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)来着(láizhe)？

    I did, but where did I put it again?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)刚(gāng)才(cái)说(shuō)什(shén)么(me)来(lái)着(zhe)？我(wǒ)没(méi)听(tīng)清(qīng)楚(chu)。

What was it you just said? I didn't hear clearly.

02

我(wǒ)记(jì)得(de)他(tā)把(bǎ)钥(yào)匙(shi)放(fàng)在(zài)桌(zhuō)上(shang)来(lái)着(zhe)。

I remember he put the keys on the table.

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