来 (來) lái

1. lái verb to come
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: An intransitive verb indicating motion towards the speaker. For example, 你回来啦！ 'You have come back!' (Lao She, 2003, p. 176) 来 is used in this sense in both modern and literary Chinese (Kroll 2015 '來' 2). 来 is the 11th most frequently used word in the Beijing Language Institute's 1985 frequency wordlist (Ho 2002, '来' 1; Kroll 2015 '來' 2, pp. 250-251; NCCED '来' 1).
2. lái particle indicates an approximate quantity
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (NCCED '来' 助2)
3. lái verb please
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Ho 2002, '来' 3)
4. lái verb used to substitute for another verb
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (NCCED '来' 5; Ho 2002, '来' 2)
5. lái verb used between two word groups to express purpose and effect
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '來' 4, pp. 250-251; NCCED '来' 9)
6. lái particle ever since
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense, 来 is used after a time expression (Kroll 2015 '來' 3a, pp. 250-251; NCCED '来' 3). For example, 几十年来 'n the last few years.' (VOA, 2015-07-25) This sense is also used in literary Chinese (Kroll 2015 '來' 4).
7. lái noun wheat
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '來' 1, pp. 250-251)
8. lái adjective next; future
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 以来 (Kroll 2015 '來' 3, pp. 250-251; NCCED '来' 1). For example, 来日绮窗前 'In future days in front of the carved window ...' (Wang Wei, Lines in Complete Tang Poems, Scroll 118)
9. lái verb a simple complement of direction
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: 来 is used in this sense after a verb or verb phrase to indicate movement towards the speaker (NCCED '来' 5). For example, 一出来 'as soon as he came out ...' (Lao She, 2003, p. 260)
10. lái verb to occur; to arise
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '來' 2a, pp. 250-251; NCCED '来' 4)
11. lái verb to earn
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (NCCED '来' 11)
12. lái verb to come; āgata
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: āgata, or: āgacchati, Tibetan: 'ong (BCSD '来', p. 126; Mahāvyutpatti 'āgacchati'; MW 'āgata')

Contained in

• 一切智成就如来(一切智成就如來) All-Knowledge-Accomplished Tathagata; Rvajnasiddharta Tathagata
• 如来身语心(如來身語心) the body, speech, and mind of all the Tathagatas
• 佛说如来独证自誓三昧经(佛說如來獨證自誓三昧經) Fo Shuo Rulai Du Zheng Zi Shi Sanmei Jing
• 知足常乐是净土 慈悲喜舍即如来(知足常樂是淨土 慈悲喜捨即如來) Pure Land is attained in contentment and happiness; Buddha is found in kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.
• 无限的未来(無限的未來) an infinite future
• 觉华定自在王如来(覺華定自在王如來) Realization Flower Meditation At Ease King Tathagata
• 既来佛会下，都是有缘人(既來佛會下，都是有緣人) all in the Buddhist community are friends
• 常晓和尚请来目录(常曉和尚請來目錄) Master Jōgyō's Catalog Submitted by Imperial Request
• 无量寿决定光明王如来(無量壽決定光明王如來) Infinite Life Resolute Radiance King Tathagata
• 一来向(一來向) the fruit of sakṛdāgāmin
• 生如来家(生如來家) Born in the Home of Tathagata
• 继往开来(繼往開來) to follow the past and open up to the future ; Carry on the Past and Open a Way for the Future
• 一切如来智印(一切如來智印) the seal of the wisdom of all Tathagatas
• 如来身(如來身) Tathāgata-kāya; Buddha-body
• 证一切如来一切智智(證一切如來一切智智) realizing the omniscience of all the Tathāgatas
• 弥勒来时经(彌勒來時經) The Time of Maitreya’s Coming; Mile Lai Shi Jing
• 如来善护念 福慧自庄严(如來善護念 福慧自莊嚴) The Tathagata who safeguards his thoughts Is naturally adorned by merit and wisdom.
• 云来集(雲來集) Great Gathering
• 如来十力(如來十力) the ten powers of the Tathāgata
• 如来法身(如來法身) Dharmakāya of the Tathāgata
• 一花一世界 一叶一如来(一花一世界 一葉一如來) One can find a world in a flower; One can see a buddha in a leaf.

Also contained in

来复线 、 过来人 、 来电答铃 、 金钱不能买来幸福 、 过来 、 马来人 、 归去来辞 、 有备而来 、 想来 、 特来 、 当来 、 近来 、 拼起来 、 来历 、 来宾市 、 来到 、 太阳从西边出来 、 来得 、 飞来横祸 、 来者不善，善者不来 、 比来 、 外来语 、 希伯来语 、 宝丽来 、 其来有自 、 翻过来 、 严格来讲 、 来意 、 乌来乡 、 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫

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• India 印度 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 165
• Japan 日本 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 107
• The Causes and Conditions of My Building Fo Guang Shan 我建佛光山的因緣 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 9 - Places of Practice 1 《百年佛緣9－道場篇1》 — count: 98
• Malaysia 馬來亞 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 93
• Community Ethics Investigation (Volume 2) - A Buddhist View of 'Life Education' 族群倫理探討（中冊） 佛教對「生命教育」的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》 — count: 92
• Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life 人間佛教的藍圖 Humanistic Buddhism Series 5 - The Human World and Practice 《人間佛教系列5－人間與實踐》 — count: 87
• I Can Tolerate this for a Lifetime 我就這樣忍了一生 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 2 - Life 2 《百年佛緣2－生活篇2》 — count: 84
• Chapter 7: Where does my My Joyful Optimistism come from? 【七說】我的歡喜樂觀從哪裡來 Hear Me Out: Messages from a Humble Monk 《貧僧有話要說》 — count: 81
• Thailand 泰國 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 81
• Hsing Yun Diary 28 - A Life at Ease: Upholding Love 星雲日記28～自在人生 愛的攝受、力的折服(1994/3/16～1994/3/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 77

Collocations

• 来说 (來說) 就拿臺灣及日本的地震來說 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 2: Buddhism's World View 第二講　佛教的世間觀 — count: 13
• 看出来 (看出來) 從這裡可以看出來 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 4: Contentment is the Source of Happiness 第四講　知足為守道的根本 — count: 5
• 心来 (心來) 往往生出怨天尤人的心來 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 7: The Importance of Practicing Giving 第七講　布施為度人的根本 — count: 4
• 来对治 (來對治) 那如何來對治呢 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 3: Greed is the Cause of Suffering 第三講　多欲為生死的根本 — count: 3
• 来说明 (來說明) 現在先來說明本經的譯者 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Preface 前言 — count: 3
• 说来 (說來) 實在說來是苦的 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 2: Buddhism's World View 第二講　佛教的世間觀 — count: 3
• 先来 (先來) 先來度人 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 9: The Mahayana Mind 第九講　大乘心為普濟的根本 — count: 3
• 人间来 (人間來) 再到人間來受生死 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 10: Conclusion - Approaching the Awakened State 第十講　八大人覺經的總結 — count: 2
• 来解释 (來解釋) 他們都是各依自宗的教義來解釋 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna 大乘與小乘 — count: 2
• 来谈谈 (來談談) 我們不妨再提出來談談 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 10: Conclusion - Approaching the Awakened State 第十講　八大人覺經的總結 — count: 2