1. at last
2. finally
3. in the end

1. to come
2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来 huílai)
4. ever since (as in 自古以来 zìgǔyǐlái)
5. for the past (amount of time)
6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世 láishì)
7. (between two verbs) in order to
8. (after a round number) approximately
9. (used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来 tándelái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来 chībulái)

1. can't say for sure
2. maybe

1. perhaps; maybe
2. to be unable to say for certain

1. to be (followed by substantives only)
2. correct; right; true
3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)

1. drowned
2. to end
3. to die
4. to inundate

1. to keep up with
2. to catch up with
3. to overtake
4. to chance upon
5. in time for

classifiers: 列, 節, 班, 趟