How common it is
过来 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say guòlái slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
过来表示从别的地方向这边来。
guò lái biǎo shì cóng bié de dì fāng xiàng zhè biān lái。
过来 means to come over from another place to this side.
Context note
过来常用来叫人到身边或把东西拿到这边。
guò lái cháng yòng lái jiào rén dào shēn biān huò bǎ dōng xī ná dào zhè biān。
过来 is often used to call someone over or bring something to this side.
5 examples
请过来。
qǐng guò lái。
Please come over.
你过来一下。
nǐ guò lái yí xià。
Come here for a moment.
小狗跑过来了。
xiǎo gǒu pǎo guò lái le。
The puppy ran over.
把球过来给我。
bǎ qiú guò lái gěi wǒ。
Pass the ball to me.
姐姐走过来帮我。
jiě jie zǒu guò lái bāng wǒ。
My older sister walked over to help me.
5 mini stories
老师叫我过来。她想看看我的作业。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ guò lái。 tā xiǎng kàn kàn wǒ de zuò yè。
The teacher called me over. She wanted to look at my homework.
小猫听见我叫它，就慢慢过来了。
xiǎo māo tīng jiàn wǒ jiào tā， jiù màn màn guò lái le。
The kitten heard me call it and slowly came over.
请把书过来一点。这样我也能看到。
qǐng bǎ shū guò lái yì diǎn。 zhè yàng wǒ yě néng kàn dào。
Please move the book over a little. Then I can see it too.
朋友一听到声音就跑过来。
péng yǒu yì tīng dào shēng yīn jiù pǎo guò lái。
As soon as my friend heard the sound, he ran over.
妈妈从厨房过来，问我们要不要喝水。
mā ma cóng chú fáng guò lái， wèn wǒ men yào bu yào hē shuǐ。
Mom came over from the kitchen and asked whether we wanted water.