来华 (lái huá) — to come to China (formal, used in official/diplomatic/academic contexts)

Definition

Formal written phrase meaning 'to come to China', used in official, academic, or diplomatic contexts (e.g. foreign students, investors, conference attendees). It typically appears as a set modifier before a verb (来华留学, 来华投资).

verb
to come to China (formal, used in official/diplomatic/academic contexts)

Examples

  • 来华。
    Jīn nián yǒu wǔ qiān duō míng wài guó xué shēng lái huá liú xué.
    This year, over five thousand foreign students came to China to study.
  • 来华。
    Tā qù nián lái huá cān jiā guó jì huì yì.
    He came to China last year to attend an international conference.
  • 来华。
    lái huá Tóu zī de wài shāng yuè lái yuè duō.
    More and more foreign businessmen are coming to China to invest.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

来láicome
华huáChina

The 来 'come' action is directed toward 华 'China'.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 華; 华 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 華 showed flowers on a plant, with stalk and leaves below. The simplified 华 is a later shorthand and not the original picture.

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