How to Say ‘Come; do it’ in Simplified Chinese
来
lái
[lie]
💬 Usage Tip: In [慢慢来], [来] doesn't literally mean "come" so much as "go ahead and do it this way." You'll see [来] used like this in short spoken phrases about how to proceed.
Phrase Breakdown
来
lái
[lie]
to come
A basic verb meaning to come toward the speaker or to begin doing something in some expressions.
请来这边排队登机。
Please come over here to line up for boarding.
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