Use “come” for 来 when motion is directed toward the conversational reference point.
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come
来
Movement toward the speaker or a referenced point.
Standard Mapping
- Chinese
- 来
- Pinyin
- lái
- Meaning
- 向说话者或参照点移动
- Note
- Direction is toward the reference point.
Meaning and Usage
Mapping Boundary
Correct Mapping
Tomorrow you come no → 明天你来吗？
Incorrect Mapping or Split
Tomorrow you go no → 明天你来吗？
Reason
Go reverses the direction encoded by 来.