从来

Character by character

• 从cóng4 strokesHSK 1 traditional 從from, by, since, whence, through
• 来lái7 strokesHSK 1 traditional 來come, coming; return, returning

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 从来. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 来láiHSK 1

  to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来)

• 从cóngHSK 1

  from; through; via; to follow; to obey; to engage in (an activity); never (in negative sentence); (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) retainer; assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

• 起来qǐ laiHSK 1

  to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qǐ lái]

• 出来chū láiHSK 1

  to come out; to appear; to arise

• 回来huí laiHSK 1

  to return; to come back

• 下来xià laiHSK 3

  to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)

• 来自lái zìHSK 2

  to come from (a place); From: (in email header)

• 带来dài láiHSK 2

  to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce

• 过来guò láiHSK 2

  to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

• 未来wèi láiHSK 4

  future; tomorrow; approaching; coming; pending

• 看来kàn laiHSK 4

  apparently; it seems that

• 原来yuán láiHSK 2

  original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out

• 来到lái dàoHSK 1

  to arrive; to come

• 越来越yuè lái yuèHSK 2

  more and more

• 后来hòu láiHSK 2

  afterwards; later; newly arrived

• 本来běn láiHSK 3

  original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course

• 以来yǐ láiHSK 3

  since (a previous event)

• 进来jìn láiHSK 1

  to come in

• 自从zì cóngHSK 3

  since (a time); ever since

• 来源lái yuánHSK 4

  source (of information etc); origin

• 将来jiāng láiHSK 3

  in the future; future; the future

• 到来dào láiHSK 5

  to arrive; arrival; advent

• 从未cóng wèiHSK 7

  never

• 接下来jiē xià láiHSK 2

  to accept; to take; next; following