飞来

飛來

fēilái

verb #8,126

Meanings

1 to come flying; to fly over
2 to arrive by flight

Characters

to come; to arrive

Fly + come — to come flying toward the speaker. 来 indicates direction toward.

Examples

一只鸟飞来了。

Yī zhī niǎo fēilái le.

A bird came flying over.

一颗子弹从远处飞来。

Yī kē zǐdàn cóng yuǎnchù fēilái.

A bullet came flying from the distance.

突然飞来一个球，差点砸到我。

Tūrán fēilái yīgè qiú, chàdiǎn zá dào wǒ.

A ball suddenly came flying over and almost hit me.

Tips

grammar

来 as a directional complement indicates motion toward the speaker: 跑来 (run over), 走来 (walk over), 飞来 (fly over). The opposite is 飞去 (fēiqù, fly away).

In Pop Culture

飞来峰 Fēilái fēng

Peak Flown From Afar

famous peak in Hangzhou — legend says it flew from India

Stroke Order

飞 fēi

来 lái