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过来

guò lái

HSK 3.0 level 2 2-character word Traditional 過來

过来 (guò lái) means "to come over (to where the speaker is)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 2 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 过来 means

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

How 过来 is used in grammar

过来 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Directional Complements: Extended Stative Meanings (HSK 6)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 2, complement (趋向补语); level 5, complement (趋向补语).

Other readings

过来 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• guò laisee {过来|guò lái}

The characters in 过来

• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…

Example sentences

• 转过来。
  Turn around.
• 别过来！
  Don't come here!
• 过来坐下。
  Come and sit down.
• 请尽快过来。
  Please come as soon as possible.
• 过来帮我们。
  Come and help us.
• 她醒过来了。
  She woke up.

Words starting with 过来

• 过来人guò lái rénan experienced person; sb who has "been around (the block)"…

Words containing 过来

• 反过来fǎn guo láiconversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction
• 翻过来fān guò láito overturn; to turn upside down
• 反过来说fǎn guò lái shuōon the other hand
• 数不过来shǔ bù guò láican't manage to count; too many to count
• 放马过来fàng mǎ guò láibring it on!; give me all you got!
• 忙不过来máng bù guò láito have more work than one can deal with; to have one's hands full

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read guò lái correctly.
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