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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.
Appears in
Vehicles

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