阿来 - Zhictionary

阿来

阿來

Ālái

Alai (1959-), ethnic Tibetan Chinese writer, awarded Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2000 for his novel 尘埃落定 Chénāiluòdìng "Red Poppies"

to come
(used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来 huílai)
ever since (as in 自古以来 zìgǔyǐlái)
for the past (amount of time)
(prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世 láishì)
(between two verbs) in order to
(after a round number) approximately
(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)