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过来

guò lái · guo lai/guò lai · guo lai

Traditional 過來

HSK 2

Meaning

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guò lái 過來

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

guò lai 過來

  1. see 過來 / 过来 (guò lái)
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Bird in the tree

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，快(kuài)过来(guòlái)看(kàn)！

    Dengdeng, come over and look!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)拿着(názhe)面包(miànbāo)，马上(mǎshàng)过来(guòlái)。

    Okay, I'm holding my bread, coming right over.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，树上(shùshàng)有(yǒu)一(yī)只(zhī)小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)。

    Look, there's a little bird in the tree.

  4. Dengdeng

    它(tā)好(hǎo)小(xiǎo)！它(tā)会(huì)飞(fēi)过来(guòlái)吗(ma)？

    It's so small! Will it fly over?

  5. Liangliang

    嘘(xū)，小声(xiǎoshēng)点(diǎn)，别(bié)吓跑(xiàpǎo)它(tā)。

    Shh, quietly, don't scare it away.

  6. Dengdeng

    它(tā)飞(fēi)过来(guòlái)了(le)……我(wǒ)的(de)面包(miànbāo)！

    It flew over... my bread!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)送(sòng)两(liǎng)份(fèn)早(zǎo)餐(cān)过(guò)来(lái)。2号(hào)餐(cān)加(jiā)两(liǎng)杯(bēi)奶(nǎi)茶(chá)。

Bring two breakfasts, please. Number 2 on the menu, and two teas with milk.

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

02

那(nà)艘(sōu)船(chuán)失(shī)去(qù)平(píng)衡(héng)，翻(fān)了(le)过(guò)来(lái)。

The ship keeled over and capsized.

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

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过
guò

to cross; to go over

来
lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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