来 lái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 未 not yet 丷 horns
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
来年
láinián
the coming year; next year
Characters in this word
年 nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 干 — arid, dry
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 如果今年试点顺利，来年就可以把这套制度推广到全省。 Rúguǒ jīnnián shìdiǎn shùnlì, láinián jiù kěyǐ bǎ zhè tào zhìdù tuīguǎng dào quán shěng. If this year's pilot goes smoothly, the system can be rolled out across the province in the coming year.
- 今年收成不错，来年我们还要多种一些。 Jīnnián shōucheng búcuò, láinián wǒmen hái yào duō zhòng yìxiē. The harvest was good this year, and next year we will plant even more.
- 他打算来年春天去南方旅行。 Tā dǎsuàn láinián chūntiān qù nánfāng lǚxíng. He plans to travel to the south next spring.
Related words
- 出来 chūlái to come out
- 回来 huílái to come back
- 进来 jìnlái to come in
- 来 lái to come
- 来到 láidào to arrive, to come to
- 起来 qǐlai to get up, to stand up; to start (doing)
- 带来 dàilái to bring; to cause
- 过来 guòlái to come over
- 后来 hòulái later; afterward
- 接下来 jiēxiàlái next; after this
- 来自 láizì to come from
- 原来 yuánlái so it was; originally