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過來
简 过来 · 繁 過來Mandarin · pinyin guò lái#
Meanings · guò lái
- to come over
- to manage
- to handle
- to be able to take care of
Mandarin · pinyin guò lai#
Meanings · guò lai
- see 過來 guò lái
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4–2 · guo4 lai2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gwo3 loi4
Cantonese word readings for 過來. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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verb
- to come over; to get over
- to pass through certain (tumultuous) periods or challenges
- A verbal complement indicating movement towards the speaker, or a turn or change in the direction of the speaker.
- A verbal complement indicating a return to the original, normal and typically an improved state.
- A verbal complement indicating sufficiency of time, ability, etc.
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