来

Quick Facts

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)