過來

See also: 过来

Chinese

		to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	to come
trad. (過來)		過	來
simp. (过来)		过	来

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guòlái

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwo³ loi⁴, gwo³ lai⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ko-lòi
Min Nan (POJ): kè-lâi / kèr-lâi / kòe-lâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guòlái → guòlai (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄞˊ → ㄍㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄌㄞ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guoh.lai
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/ → /ku̯ɔ⁵¹ laɪ̯¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: gwo³ loi⁴, gwo³ lai⁴
  - Yale: gwo lòih, gwo làih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwo³ loi⁴, gwo³ lai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: guo³ loi⁴, guo³ lei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɔː³³ lɔːi̯²¹/, /kʷɔː³³ lɐi̯²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    過來／过来
    過嚟／过嚟

Note:

gwo3 loi4 - literary;
gwo3 lai4 - vernacular (過嚟／过嚟).

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ko-lòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: go loiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: go⁴ loi²
  - IPA: /ko⁵⁵ lo̯i¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: kè-lâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kealaai
  - IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹⁻⁵³ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ke²¹⁻⁵³ laɪ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kèr-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: kèr-lâi
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laɪ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòe-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: kuè-lâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koealaai
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kue²¹⁻⁵³ laɪ¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kue²¹⁻⁴¹ laɪ²³/

Verb

過來

to come over; to get over

你過不過來？ / 你过不过来？ ― Nǐ guò bù guòlái? ― Are you coming (over here)?

小明，快過來啊。 / 小明，快过来啊。 ― Xiǎo míng, kuài guòlái a. ― Xiaoming, get over here.
to pass through certain (tumultuous) periods or challenges
- 雪山、草地都過來了，眼前到陝北七八百里就都是草灘、雪崖，我們也要走過去。 [MSC, trad.]
  雪山、草地都过来了，眼前到陕北七八百里就都是草滩、雪崖，我们也要走过去。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2014, 潘强恩, 《一二九学生运动》
  Xuěshān, cǎodì dōu guòlái le, yǎnqián dào Shǎnběi qībābǎi lǐ jiù dōu shì cǎotān, xuěyá, wǒmen yě yào zǒu guòqù. [Pinyin]
  We've already passed through snowy mountains and grasslands; even if the next seven or eight hundred li to Shaanbei are all grassy marshland or snowy cliffs, we must still keep marching.
A verbal complement indicating movement towards the speaker, or a turn or change in the direction of the speaker.

走過來 / 走过来 ― zǒu guòlai ― to walk towards the speaker

他轉過頭來 / 他转过头来 ― tā zhuǎn guò tóu lai ― He turned his head (towards the speaker)

把文件發過來 / 把文件发过来 ― bǎ wénjiàn fā guòlai ― to send the file through

从英文譯過來的 / 从英文译过来的 ― cóng yīngwén yì guòlai de ― translated over from English (to the language of the speaker)

人馬上圍過來了。 / 人马上围过来了。 ― Rén mǎshàng wéi guòlai le. ― Soon (I) was surrounded by people.
A verbal complement indicating a return to the original, normal and typically an improved state.

醒過來 / 醒过来 ― xǐng guòlai ― to wake up (from a coma, a deep sleep, etc.)

還沒明白過來 / 还没明白过来 ― hái méi míngbai guòlai ― still in a confused state

把壞習慣改過來 / 把坏习惯改过来 ― bǎ huàixíguàn gǎi guòlai ― to correct the bad habits (for the better)
A verbal complement indicating sufficiency of time, ability, etc.

忙不過來 / 忙不过来 ― máng bù guòlai ― to be up to one's neck in work

孩子照顧得過來 / 孩子照顾得过来 ― háizi zhàogù de guòlai ― to have the time and ability to care for the child(ren)

Derived terms

反過來／反过来 (fǎnguòlái)
過來人／过来人 (guòláirén)

醒過來／醒过来 (xǐngguòlái)

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