lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来)

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 1 trad. 來

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来我家喝茶吧。

Come to my place for tea.

他明天来我们学校。

He is coming to our school tomorrow.