- 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
Size
Style
● connected
⌘/ · help
to come
中从某个地方移动到说话人或其他地点cóng mǒu ge dìfang yídòng dào shuōhuàrén huò qítā dìdiǎn
When will you come to my house?
All my friends came to my birthday party.
What country are you from?
Our eyes need time to adjust to the dark.
What is his purpose in coming here?
You should have come a little earlier.
You should have come a little earlier.
hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
中动词后缀，表示动作朝向说话人的方向dòngcí hòuzhuī, biǎoshì dòngzuò zhāoxiàng shuōhuà rén de fāngxiàng
He finally came back from out of town.
(between two verbs) in order to
中表示目的或意图；为了做某事biǎoshì mùdì huò yìtú; wèile zuò mǒu shì
He came to China to study.
She works hard to achieve her dreams.
(used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
中用来代替具体动词的词yòng lái dàitì jùtǐ dòngcí de cí
You come cook dinner.
This box is too heavy, let me handle it.
ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2])
中从某个时间起一直到现在cóng mǒugeè shíjiān qǐ yīzhí dào xiànzài
He has never been to China.
Since ancient times, honesty has been regarded as the most important virtue.
for the past (amount of time)
中表示从过去某个时间到现在经过的时间biǎoshì cóng guòqù mǒugè shíjiān dào xiànzài jīngguò de shíjiān
He has been ill for three days now.
Over the past few years, she has been studying Chinese diligently.
(used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
中用在动词后面，表示能够或不能够做某事yòng zài dòngcí hòumiàn, biǎoshì nénggoù huò búnéng gòu zuò mǒu shì
I can't get into this dish.
I can't sing this song.
(prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4])
中表示将来或后面的时间biǎoshì jiāngláI huòzhě hòumiàn de shíjiān
We'll see each other again next year.
No one can say for certain what the afterlife holds.
(after a round number) approximately
中大约；接近某个数字dàyuē；jiējìn mǒuggè shùzì
He has been here for about twenty days.
She has been working at this company for about five years now.
to come
中从某个地方移动到说话人或其他地点cóng mǒu ge dìfang yídòng dào shuōhuàrén huò qítā dìdiǎn
When will you come to my house?
All my friends came to my birthday party.
What country are you from?
Our eyes need time to adjust to the dark.
What is his purpose in coming here?
You should have come a little earlier.
You should have come a little earlier.
hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
中动词后缀，表示动作朝向说话人的方向dòngcí hòuzhuī, biǎoshì dòngzuò zhāoxiàng shuōhuà rén de fāngxiàng
He finally came back from out of town.
(between two verbs) in order to
中表示目的或意图；为了做某事biǎoshì mùdì huò yìtú; wèile zuò mǒu shì
He came to China to study.
She works hard to achieve her dreams.
(used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
中用来代替具体动词的词yòng lái dàitì jùtǐ dòngcí de cí
You come cook dinner.
This box is too heavy, let me handle it.
ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2])
中从某个时间起一直到现在cóng mǒugeè shíjiān qǐ yīzhí dào xiànzài
He has never been to China.
Since ancient times, honesty has been regarded as the most important virtue.
for the past (amount of time)
中表示从过去某个时间到现在经过的时间biǎoshì cóng guòqù mǒugè shíjiān dào xiànzài jīngguò de shíjiān
He has been ill for three days now.
Over the past few years, she has been studying Chinese diligently.
(used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
中用在动词后面，表示能够或不能够做某事yòng zài dòngcí hòumiàn, biǎoshì nénggoù huò búnéng gòu zuò mǒu shì
I can't get into this dish.
I can't sing this song.
(prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4])
中表示将来或后面的时间biǎoshì jiāngláI huòzhě hòumiàn de shíjiān
We'll see each other again next year.
No one can say for certain what the afterlife holds.
(after a round number) approximately
中大约；接近某个数字dàyuē；jiējìn mǒuggè shùzì
He has been here for about twenty days.
She has been working at this company for about five years now.
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.