想来

想來

xiǎnglái

adverb #11,536

Meanings

HSK 2

想来他已经到了吧。

Xiǎnglái tā yǐjīng dào le ba.

Presumably he has already arrived.

HSK 3

想来这件事不会太难。

Xiǎnglái zhè jiàn shì búhuì 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