Chinese word

过来

Pronunciation

Pinyinguò lái

Meaning

  • verbcome here

Example

请你过来一下。qǐng nǐ guò lái yí xià

Please come here for a moment.

Illustration for 过来 (come here)

More examples

孩子们都跑过来看热闹。hái zi men dōu pǎo guò lái kàn rè nào

All the children ran over to see what was happening.

Core concept

A person or thing shifts from elsewhere into the place treated as here.

Common phrases

  • 过来一下guò lái yí xià

    come here for a moment

  • 接过来jiē guò lái

    take and bring here

  • 叫过来jiào guò lái

    call over

Similar words

来lái: Move toward the speaker and arrive at the speaker's location.
进来jìn lái: Enter from outside or elsewhere and arrive inside on the speaker's side.
回来huí lái: Return from a place left earlier and arrive back at the speaker's location.
去qù: Move away from the speaker toward a place over there.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示动作由远处或他处朝说话者或所指处移动并到达，常与动词连用构成“V+过来”表示方向或结果。yòng yú biǎo shì dòng zuò yóu yuǎn chù huò tā chǔ cháo shuō huà zhě huò suó zhǐ chù yí dòng bìng dào dá cháng yǔ dòng cí lián yòng gòu chéng V guò lái biǎo shì fāng xiàng huò jié guǒ

Word origin

过 (guò, "cross or pass") + 来 (lái, "come") combine to show movement crossing toward a place and arriving there.

Usage tips

  • The speaker's location sets the reference point, so the word can describe movement toward a nearby person or place, not only toward the speaker.

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