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一来

一來
yīlái
conjunction #8,565

Meanings

  1. 1 firstly; for one thing; in the first place
  2. 2 on one hand (paired with 二来 on the other hand)

Characters

一
yī
one; first
来
lái
to come
First reason - used to list the first of multiple reasons, paired with 二来.

Examples

HSK 1
我不想去，一来没时间，二来没钱。
Wǒ bù xiǎng qù, yīlái méi shíjiān, èrlái méi qián.
I don't want to go - firstly I have no time, secondly I have no money.
HSK 4
他决定留在这里，一来工作稳定，二来离家近。
Tā juédìng liú zài zhèlǐ, yīlái gōngzuò wěndìng, èrlái lí jiā jìn.
He decided to stay here - firstly the job is stable, secondly it's close to home.
HSK 7-9
一来可以锻炼身体，二来可以减压。
Yīlái kěyǐ duànliàn shēntǐ, èrlái kěyǐ jiǎnyā.
For one thing it exercises the body, for another it relieves stress.

Tips

grammar
一来...二来... is a common structure for listing two reasons. It's more colloquial than 第一...第二... and flows naturally in spoken Chinese. You can occasionally add 三来 for a third reason.

Stroke Order

一 yī
来 lái