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开来 (kāi lái) — to drive (a vehicle) over/up to a location (toward the speaker)

Definition

开来 (kāi lái) is the resultative verb complement that emphasizes motion TOWARD the speaker ('drive over/up here'). Pairs with 把 + vehicle, e.g. 把车开来 ('drive the car over').

verb
to drive (a vehicle) over/up to a location (toward the speaker)

Examples

  • 开来，。
    Tā bǎ xīn chē kāi lái le, tíng zài lóu xià.
    He drove the new car over and parked it downstairs.
  • 开来？
    Nǐ néng kāi lái zhè liàng chē ma?
    Can you drive this car over?
  • 开来。
    Sī jī kāi lái le yí liàng dà kǎ chē.
    The driver drove a large truck over.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

开kāidrive
来láicome

开来 says 开 a vehicle so it 来 toward the speaker.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 開; 开 is its simplified writing.

  • 門門méndoor
  • 一一yīlatch and/or wooden pole that shuts a door
  • 廾廾gǒnga pair of hands

The traditional form 開 shows 廾, a pair of hands, and 一, a latch or pole, inside 門, a door: hands opening a latched door. The simplified 开 is a shorthand form, so its parts are not the original pieces.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 來; 来 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 來 shows a wheat plant: a central ear, upward leaves, and downward stem and roots. The simplified 来 is a later shorthand.

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Vehicles

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