来美 (lái měi) — to come to the United States (formal/written)

Definition

A formal, written term meaning 'to come to the United States,' used in news and official contexts rather than everyday speech.

verb
to come to the United States (formal/written)

Examples

  • 来美，。
    Tā qù nián lái měi liú xué, xiàn zài zài dú bó shì.
    He came to the US to study last year and is now pursuing a PhD.
  • 来美。
    lái měi Lǚ yóu de rén shù zhú nián zēng jiā.
    The number of people coming to the US for tourism increases year by year.
  • 来美。
    Tā lái měi hòu hěn kuài jiù zhǎo dào le gōng zuò.
    She found a job very quickly after coming to the US.

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
美měiAmerica

来 means 'come' and 美 stands for America, so it means to come to America.

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

美 shows 大, a person, wearing 羊, a headdress of feathers or ram's horn.

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