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自来

zì lái

2-character word Traditional 自來

What 自来 means

1. from the beginning
2. always
3. to come of one's own accord

The characters in 自来

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…

Example sentences

• 他亲自来了。
  He came in person.
• 他周天独自来。
  On Sunday he will come alone.
• 不快乐不请自来。
  Bù kuàilè bùqǐngzìlái.
  Unhappiness comes without being called.
• 自来水管冻裂了。
  The water pipes froze and then burst.

Words starting with 自来

• 自来水zì lái shuǐrunning water; tap water
• 自来水管zì lái shuǐ guǎnwater mains; service pipe; tap-water pipe
• 自来卷zì lái juǎnnatural curls; natural wave
• 自来水笔zì lái shuǐ bǐfountain pen
• 自来熟zì lái shú(colloquial) naturally outgoing with strangers; quick to act like an old acquaintance…

Words containing 自来

• 不请自来bù qǐng zì láito turn up without being invited; unsolicited