下来 in English xia4 lai5 Meaning

Meanings

  • to come down
  • (completed action marker)
  • (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also metaphorically)
  • (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)

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Pinyin

xia4 lai5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

xia4down lai2to come