来
lái
To come
How to say “just did” in Chinese with 来着
Subj. + (Time) + Verb Phrase + 来着 (láizhe)
来着 (lái zháo) — already happened
HSK 6Auxiliary Words
Subj. + (Time) + Verb Phrase + 来着 (láizhe)
HSK 6Auxiliary Words来着 (lái zháo) — already happened
Rule structure
来着 (láizhe) is a colloquial particle used at the end of a sentence to indicate that something happened in the recent past but the speaker can't quite remember or is reconfirming.
Rule structure
来着 (láizhe) is a colloquial particle used at the end of a sentence to indicate that something happened in the recent past but the speaker can't quite remember or is reconfirming.
Examples
你刚才说什么来着？
Nǐ gāngcái shuō shénme láizhe?
What were you just saying?
Examples
你刚才说什么来着？
Nǐ gāngcái shuō shénme láizhe?
What were you just saying?
Practice
Build the sentence
Drag the characters to put them in the correct order
Characters
Words from this rule
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “already happened” in Chinese with 来着?
Use the structure: Subj. + (Time) + Verb Phrase + 来着 (láizhe). For example: 你刚才说什么来着？ — “What were you just saying?”.
What is an example sentence with this grammar rule?
你刚才说什么来着？ — “What were you just saying?”.
Which HSK level includes this grammar rule?
This grammar rule is part of HSK 6.
Tomyo
Learn Chinese grammar with smart reviews
Grammar explanations, exercises and spaced repetition — all in one app.
More HSK 6 grammar rules
与否 — whether or not
Verb / Adj. + 与否 (yǔfǒu) — formal "whether or not"
嘛 — self-evident statement
Statement + 嘛 (ma) — obviousness
无非 — nothing but
无非 (wúfēi) + Noun / Clause (dismissive)
以及 — as well as
Noun A + 以及 (yǐjí) + Noun B
何况 — let alone
Clause A, 何况 (hékuàng) + Clause B (even more so)
则 — contrast, “whereas”
Topic A + 则 (zé) + Comment / Verb
凡是 — all, every
凡是 (fánshì) + Noun Phrase, 都 (dōu) + Verb
是否 — is or is not, whether
是否 (shìfǒu) + Verb / Adj. (formal "whether")