过来 (guò lái) — to come over; can manage to handle (as a complement after a verb, negated with 不)
Definition
过来 is a direction complement meaning 'come over (toward the speaker)'. After a verb it means 'can manage to' (看得过来), negated with 不 — different from 上来, which means 'come up' and pairs with direction 上.
verb
to come overcan manage to handle (as a complement after a verb, negated with 不)
Examples
- 过来，！Kuài guò lái, shàng kè le!Come over quick, class is starting!
- 。Zhè xiē shū wǒ kàn bú guò lái.I can't manage to read all these books.
- 过来？Nǐ shén me shí hou guò lái?When are you coming over?
Grammar
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