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. to go and return
2. to return
3. to resume
4. to return to a normal or original state
5. to repeat
6. again
7. to recover
8. to restore
9. to turn over
10. to reply
11. to answer
12. to reply to a letter
13. to retaliate
14. to carry out

1. to repeat
2. to double
3. to overlap
4. complex (not simple)
5. compound
6. composite
7. double
8. diplo-
9. duplicate
10. overlapping
11. to duplicate

1. variant of 复 fù
2. to reply to a letter

1. gun
2. firearm
3. rifle
4. spear
5. thing with shape or function similar to a gun
6. to substitute for another person in a test
7. to knock
8. classifier for rifle shots

classifiers: 支, 把, 桿, 條, 枝

1. variant of 枪 qiāng
2. rifle
3. spear