一来

yī lái · yi lai

Traditional 一來

Meaning

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  1. firstly, ...

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)一(yì)来(lái)就(jiù)在(zài)洗(xǐ)碗(wǎn),你(nǐ)凭(píng)什(shén)么(me)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)走(zǒu)!

As soon as I came I washed the dishes, so how come you ask me to leave?!

Tatoeba: Chinese by MichelTesmon · English by MichelTesmon · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)一(yì)来(lái)这(zhè)里(lǐ)就(jiù)听(tīng)到(dào)了(le)。

She came here as soon as she heard it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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