How to Say ‘Come over; come here’ in Traditional Chinese
過來
guò lái
[gwor-lai]
💬 Usage Tip: [過來] adds the idea of movement toward here or toward the person speaking. Compare [來] "come" with [拿過來] "bring it over here" or [走過來] "walk over here."
Phrase Breakdown
過來
guò lái
[gwor-lai]
come over; come here
Means to come to a place or arrive here, such as coming to the restaurant for a reservation.
您可以直接過來，我們門口有代客泊車服務。
You can come directly over; we have valet parking service at the entrance.
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