过来
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
过来 (guòlai) · to come over
过来 (guòlai) means “to come over; to come here”. It is written with 2 characters: 过 (to pass) + 来 (to come). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 过来 is built
The characters
过 guò · to pass
What 过 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 咼 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
来 lái · to come
What 来 is made of
- 未wèi — not yet
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你过来一下。Nǐ guòlai yīxià.Come over here for a moment.
小明，快过来！Xiǎo Míng, kuài guòlai!Xiao Ming, come here quickly!
Questions about 过来
What does 过来 mean?
过来 (guòlai) means “to come over; to come here”.
How do you pronounce 过来?
过来 is pronounced guòlai.
Which HSK level is 过来?
过来 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 不过bùguòbut
- 超过chāoguòto exceed
- 过年guòniánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
- 过去guòqùthe past
- 见过jiànguoto have seen
- 经过jīngguòto pass by
- 难过nánguòsad
- 通过tōngguòto pass
- 走过zǒuguòto walk past
- 过程guòchéngprocess
Learn 过来 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.