想来

想來

xiǎnglái

adverb #11,536

Meanings

想来他已经到了吧。

Xiǎnglái tā yǐjīng dào le ba.

Presumably he has already arrived.

想来这件事不会太难。

Xiǎnglái zhè jiàn shì bùhuì tài nán.

Come to think of it, this shouldn't be too hard.

usage

想来 expresses a reasonable guess or assumption. It's more literary than 大概 or 可能. Often placed at the beginning of a sentence.

grammar

Functions as a sentence adverb: 想来 + [statement]. Similar to English 'presumably' or 'I would think.'

想 xiǎng

来 lái