Definitions

1. 1. to emerge (from a comparison)
2. 2. to come out as
3. 3. to be competent or equal to

Components

• 来 lái – to come
• 得 de – structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

Related Words

• 来得及 lái de jí – there's still time
• 来得容易，去得快 lái de róng yì , qù de kuài – Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
• 来得早不如来得巧 lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo – arriving early can't beat coming at the right time

Word Lists

• TOCFL Level 5