| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 阿不來提.阿不都熱西提 | 阿不来提.阿不都热西提 | Ā bù lái tí Ā bù dū rè xī tí | Abdulaidi Amudurexiti (chairman of Xinjiang autonomous region) |
| 本來 | 本来 | běn lái | original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course |
| 本來面目 | 本来面目 | běn lái miàn mù | true colors; true features |
| 博來黴素 | 博来黴素 | bó lái méi sù | bleomycin |
| 薄熙來 | 薄熙来 | Bó Xī lái | Bo Xilai |
| 不來梅 | 不来梅 | Bù lái méi | Bremen (city) |
| 長期以來 | 长期以来 | cháng qī yǐ lái | ever since a long time ago |
| 吃不來 | 吃不来 | chī bu lái | not be fond of certain food |
| 出來 | 出来 | chū lai | to come out; to emerge |
| 喘不過氣來 | 喘不过气来 | chuǎn bú guò qì lái | cannot breathe |
| 從來 | 从来 | cóng lái | always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) |
| 從來不 | 从来不 | cóng lái bù | never |
| 從來沒有 | 从来没有 | cóng lái méi yǒu | have never; never before |
| 從外表來看 | 从外表来看 | cóng wài biǎo lái kàn | looking from the outside; seen from the outside |
| 帶來 | 带来 | dài lái | to bring; to bring about; to produce |
| 到來 | 到来 | dào lái | arrival; advent |
| 顛倒過來 | 颠倒过来 | diān dǎo guò lái | invert |
| 讀者來信 | 读者来信 | dú zhě lái xìn | Reader's Letters |
| 多年來 | 多年来 | duō nián lái | for the past many years |
| 多年以來 | 多年以来 | duō nián yǐ lái | for many years (in the past) |
| 反過來說 | 反过来说 | fǎn guò lái shuō | on the other hand |
| 古來 | 古来 | gǔ lái | old-time |
| 過來 | 过来 | guò lái | to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of |
| 過來 | 过来 | guò lai | to come over; to come up |
| 後來 | 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later |
| 呼來喝去 | 呼来喝去 | hū lái hè qù | (phr) yell |
| 胡來 | 胡来 | hú lái | (v) make a complete hash of things; cause trouble |
| 懷來 | 怀来 | Huái lái | (N) Huailai (place in Hebei) |
| 懷來縣 | 怀来县 | Huái lái xiàn | Huailai County |
| 回來 | 回来 | huí lai | return; come back |
| 惠來 | 惠来 | Huì lái | (N) Huilai (place in Guangdong) |
| 即將來臨 | 即将来临 | jí jiāng lái lín | imminent |
| 幾年來 | 几年来 | jǐ nián lái | for the past several years |
| 幾天來 | 几天来 | jǐ tiān lái | for the past few days |
| 將來 | 将来 | jiāng lái | (the) future |
| 近來 | 近来 | jìn lái | recently; lately |
| 進來 | 进来 | jìn lái | (v) come in |
| 近年來 | 近年来 | jìn nián lái | for the past few years |
| 舉例來說 | 举例来说 | jǔ lì lái shuō | for example |
| 卷土重來 | 卷土重来 | juàn tǔ chóng lái | comeback |
| 看來 | 看来 | kàn lai | apparently; it seems that; it appears; it seems |
| 看起來 | 看起来 | kàn qǐ lái | (idiom) looks as if (based on what is known so far) |
| 來 | 来 | lái | to come |
| 來安 | 来安 | Lái ān | (N) Lai'an (place in Anhui) |
| 來賓 | 来宾 | lái bīn | guest; visitor |
| 來不及 | 来不及 | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth.); it's too late (to do sth.) |
| 來到 | 来到 | lái dào | to come; to arrive |
| 來得及 | 来得及 | lái de jí | there's still time; be able to do sth. in time |
| 來訪 | 来访 | lái fǎng | pay a visit |
| 來鳳 | 来凤 | Lái fèng | (N) Laifeng (place in Hubei) |
| 來弗歐克縣 | 来弗欧克县 | Lái fú ōu kè xiàn | Live Oak County, Texas |
| 來福槍 | 来福枪 | lái fú qiāng | rifle |
| 來回 | 来回 | lái huí | make a round trip; make a return journey |
| 來回來去 | 来回来去 | lái huí lái qù | (adv) repeatedly |
| 來回來去地 | 来回来去地 | lái huí lái qù de | backwards and forwards |
| 來看 | 来看 | lái kàn | (v) interpret a topic from a certain point of view |
| 來客 | 来客 | lái kè | (n) guest |
| 來歷 | 来历 | lái lì | history; antecedents; origin |
| 來臨 | 来临 | lái lín | approach; come closer |
| 來年 | 来年 | lái nián | next year; the coming year |
| 來說 | 来说 | lái shuō | (v) interpret a topic from a certain point of view |
| 來往 | 来往 | lái wǎng | to come and go |
| 來信 | 来信 | lái xìn | incoming letter; send a letter here |
| 來義鄉 | 来义乡 | Lái yì xiāng | (N) Laii (village in Taiwan) |
| 來源 | 来源 | lái yuán | source (of information, etc); origin |
| 來著 | 来着 | lái zhe | (an auxiliary showing sth. happened in the past) |
| 來自 | 来自 | lái zì | to come from (a place) |
| 來自天外 | 来自天外 | Lái zì tiān wài | Butsu Zone |
| 歷來 | 历来 | lì lái | always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time |
| 歷來最低點 | 历来最低点 | lì lái zuì dī diǎn | all time low (point) |
| 馬來 | 马来 | Mǎ lái | Malay |
| 馬來人 | 马来人 | mǎ lái rén | Malaysian person or people |
| 馬來文 | 马来文 | mǎ lái wén | Malaysian (language) |
| 馬來西亞 | 马来西亚 | mǎ lái xī yà | Malaysia |
| 馬來西亞語 | 马来西亚语 | mǎ lái xī yà yǔ | Malaysian (language) |
| 馬來亞 | 马来亚 | Mǎ lái yà | Malaya |
| 馬來語 | 马来语 | Mǎ lái yǔ | Malaysian language |
| 南卡羅來納州 | 南卡罗来纳州 | Nán Kǎ luó lái nà zhōu | South Carolina |
| 逆來順受 | 逆来顺受 | nì lái shùn shòu | to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, etc; to resign oneself to adversity |
| 年來 | 年来 | nián lái | over the last ... years |
| 年以來 | 年以来 | nián yǐ lái | since the year ... |
| 拼起來 | 拼起来 | pīn qi lai | to put together |
| 起來 | 起来 | qǐ lai | beginning or continuing an action; upward movement; stand up |
| 如來 | 如来 | rú lái | Tathagata (Buddhist term) |
| 三十年來 | 三十年来 | sān shí nián lái | for the past thirty years |
| 上來 | 上来 | shàng lái | (v) come up; (v) approach; used after verb to indicate success |
| 說不出話來 | 说不出话来 | shuō bù chū huà lái | speechless |
| 素來 | 素来 | sù lái | (adv) usually |
| 泰來 | 泰来 | Tài lái | (N) Tailai (place in Heilongjiang) |
| 談得來 | 谈得来 | tán dé lái | able to talk to or get on with; get along with |
| 推來推去 | 推来推去 | tuī lái tuī qù | (idiom) to rudely push and pull others; (idiom) to evade responibility and push it to others |
| 外來 | 外来 | wài lái | external; foreign; outside |
| 外來投資 | 外来投资 | wài lái tóu zi | foreign investment |
| 往來 | 往来 | wǎng lái | dealings; contacts; to go back and forth |
| 未來 | 未来 | wèi lái | future; tomorrow; approaching; coming; pending |
| 未來學 | 未来学 | wèi lái xué | future studies |
| 烏來鄉 | 乌来乡 | Wū lái xiāng | (N) Wulai (village in Taiwan) |
| 希伯來書 | 希伯来书 | xī bó lái shū | Hebrews |
| 希伯來語 | 希伯来语 | xī bó lái yǔ | Hebrew (language) |
| 下來 | 下来 | xia lai | (verb suffix indicating continuation, etc.) |
| 仙客來 | 仙客来 | xiān kè lái | cyclamen |
| 向來 | 向来 | xiàng lái | always; all along |
| 心血來潮 | 心血来潮 | xīn xuè lái cháo | to be prompted by a sudden impulse; carried away by a whim; have a brainstorm |
| 醒來 | 醒来 | xǐng lái | waken |
| 尋來範疇 | 寻来范畴 | xún lái fàn chóu | (math.) derived category |
| 夜來香 | 夜来香 | yè lái xiāng | Cestrum nocturnum |
| 依我來看 | 依我来看 | yī wǒ lái kàn | as I see it; in my opinion |
| 以來 | 以来 | yǐ lái | since (a previous event) |
| 一般來說 | 一般来说 | yì bān lái shuō | generally speaking |
| 由來 | 由来 | yóu lái | origin |
| 有生以來 | 有生以来 | yǒu shēng yǐ lái | since birth; for one's whole life |
| 有史以來 | 有史以来 | yǒu shǐ yǐ lái | since the beginning of history |
| 又來了 | 又来了 | yòu lái le | Here we go again |
| 原來 | 原来 | yuán lái | original; former; originally; formerly; at first |
| 越來越 | 越来越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 越來越多 | 越来越多 | yuè lái yuè duō | more and more |
| 越來越嚴重 | 越来越严重 | yuè lái yuè yán zhòng | to become more serious every day |
| 在未來 | 在未来 | zài wèi lái | in the future |
| 這樣一來 | 这样一来 | zhè yàng yī lái | if this happens then |
| 周恩來 | 周恩来 | zhōu ēn lái | Zhou Enlai |
| 主要來源 | 主要来源 | zhǔ yào lái yuán | principle source; main source |
| 轉來轉去 | 转来转去 | zhuǎn lái zhuǎn qù | rove around |
| 自來水 | 自来水 | zì lái shuǐ | running water; tap water |
| 自來水管 | 自来水管 | zì lái shuǐ guǎn | (n) service pipe |
| 總的來說 | 总的来说 | zǒng de lái shuō | generally speaking; to sum up; in summary; in short |
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