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Study: Time and Basic Movement

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Word Number 8

come

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Primary Chinese

Primary Pinyin

lái

Short Definition

Movement toward the speaker or a referenced point.

Primary Meaning

向说话者或参照点移动

Primary Note

Direction is toward the reference point.

Mapping Boundary

Correct: Tomorrow you come no → 明天你来吗?

Incorrect: Tomorrow you go no → 明天你来吗?

Go reverses the direction encoded by 来.

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