来 lái

Meanings

1. to come
2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in)
4. ever since (as in)
5. for the past (amount of time)
6. (prefix) the coming...; the next... (as in)
7. (between two verbs) in order to
8. (after a round number) approximately
9. (used after 得[dé] to indicate possibility, as in, or after 不[bù] to indicate impossibility, as in)