Showing Purpose with 来 lái

Grammar Point:
The Chinese words 去 qù and 來来 lái are verbs that mean “to go” and “to come.” They are fundamental and commonly used words in the Chinese language, indicating movement from one place to another, such as going to a location, leaving a place, or traveling to a specific destination.

In Chinese, you can also express the concept of “intention” using the characters 去 qù or 來来 lái by adding them to a sentence to indicate a planned action or purpose.

Structure

S + 去/來 + Verb + Object

我wǒ來lái見jiàn你nǐ我wǒ来lái见jiàn你nǐ
I’m coming to see you.

他tā去qù買mǎi東西dōngxī他tā去qù买mǎi东西dōngxi
He’s going shopping.

明天míngtiān我wǒ不bú去qù上課shàngkè明天míngtiān我wǒ不bú去qù上课shàngkè
I’m not going to class tomorrow.

你nǐ要yào來lái台灣Táiwān學xué中文zhōngwén嗎ma？ 你nǐ要yào来lái台湾Táiwān学xué中文zhōngwén吗ma？
Do you want to come to Taiwan to learn Chinese?

你們nǐmen常cháng一起yìqǐ去qù吃chī火鍋huǒguō嗎ma？ 你们nǐmen常cháng一起yìqǐ去qù吃chī火锅huǒguō吗ma？
Do you often go eat hot pot together?

我wǒ昨天zuótiān沒méi去qù打dǎ籃球lánqiú我wǒ昨天zuótiān没méi去qù打dǎ篮球lánqiú
I didn’t go play basketball yesterday.

你nǐ要yào不要búyào跟gēn我wǒ一起yìqǐ去qù泡pào溫泉wēnquán？ 你nǐ要yào不要búyào跟gēn我wǒ一起yìqǐ去qù泡pào温泉wēnquán？
Do you want to go to the hot springs with me?