<p>This sentence is the abbreviation of 如果你不按照安全手续来&quot;做&quot;的话，你可能会受伤的.</p>

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2021-08-08T21:43:56.653Z
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r13
<p>In this example, it means <code>follow</code>.</p>
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<p>如果你不<strong>按照</strong>安全手续<strong>来</strong>的话，你可能会受伤的。<br />
If you do not <strong>follow</strong> the safety procedures, you may be injured.</p>
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<p><em><strong>The following content is not rigorous, only for easier understand.</strong></em></p>
<p>The basic means of <code>来</code> is <code>come to (here)</code>. The antisense of <code>去</code>, <code>go to (there)</code>.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>到我家<strong>来</strong>。
<strong>Come to</strong> my home.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><code>来</code> in this example means <strong>someone's <code>position</code> will come to my home</strong>.<br />
<code>来</code> in your example means <strong>your <code>operate</code> will come to the goal of safety procedures</strong>.</p>
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<p>如果你不<strong>按照</strong>安全手续<strong>来</strong>的话，你可能会受伤的。<br />
如果你不<strong>按照</strong>安全手续<strong>操作</strong>的话，你可能会受伤的。</p>
</blockquote>

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2021-08-09T12:14:11.123Z
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Silence
<p>I think <code>來</code> here is similar with <code>go with</code> or <code>follow</code> in English.
Like:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>If you don't <code>follow</code> the rule, you'll get hurt.</p>
</blockquote>

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2021-08-09T09:59:13.793Z
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林敬智
<p>As was said above, 来 replaces a verb, and as your question suggsts ambiguity, perhaps it isn't integral to the meaning, and possibly debatably redundant if taken further:</p>
<p>如果你不按照安全手续来&quot;做/操作&quot;的话，你可能会受伤的.. (extension)</p>
<p>如果你不按照安全手续来的话，你可能会受伤 (original)</p>
<p>如果你不按照安全手续.. 你会受伤. (abridged)</p>
<p>But here, 安全手<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%BB%AD/5164431" rel="nofollow noreferrer">续</a>+来+的话 it ties bound units, as in
... 续, 来,看,来,听,来过来出来进来回来起来用来, 的 dynamically, and perhaps predicating the omitted.</p>

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2021-08-10T16:44:39.143Z
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XJMZX
<p>來 = Do it that follow the (mentioned) way</p>

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2021-08-09T17:40:30.477Z
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Howard He
<p>This use of 来 <em><strong>replaces the actual verb</strong></em>.</p>
<p>Here is the dictionary definition:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>表示做某个动作（代替意义具体的动词）</p>
</blockquote>
<p>So your sentence can be paraphrased as 如果你不按照安全手续<em><strong>办</strong></em>(/<em><strong>做</strong></em>)的话，你可能会受伤的.</p>
<p>Other examples: 你搬不动，我来吧。== 你搬不动，我搬吧。</p>

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2021-08-08T22:49:28.120Z
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dan
<p>What does &quot;来&quot; mean in &quot;如果你不按照安全手续来的话，你可能会受伤的.</p>
<p>I usually have some sort of idea with these things, even when I'm wrong. But with this, I have no clue at all.</p>
<p>Thanks so much!!! This is a great resource!!!</p>

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What does "来" mean in "如果你不按照安全手续来的话，你可能会受伤的。"?
# What does "来" mean in "如果你不按照安全手续来的话，你可能会受伤的。"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-08-08)

What does "来" mean in "如果你不按照安全手续来的话，你可能会受伤的.

I usually have some sort of idea with these things, even when I'm wrong. But with this, I have no clue at all.

Thanks so much!!! This is a great resource!!!

**Tags:** translation, grammar, ambiguity

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## 6 answers

### Answer by username_6 on 2021-08-08. Score: 12 | Accepted answer

This use of 来 ***replaces the actual verb***.

Here is the dictionary definition:

> 表示做某个动作（代替意义具体的动词）

So your sentence can be paraphrased as 如果你不按照安全手续***办***(/***做***)的话，你可能会受伤的.

Other examples: 你搬不动，我来吧。== 你搬不动，我搬吧。


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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-08-08. Score: 6

This sentence is the abbreviation of 如果你不按照安全手续来"做"的话，你可能会受伤的.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-08-09. Score: 2

In this example, it means `follow`.

> 如果你不**按照**安全手续**来**的话，你可能会受伤的。  
> If you do not **follow** the safety procedures, you may be injured.

***The following content is not rigorous, only for easier understand.***

The basic means of `来` is `come to (here)`. The antisense of `去`, `go to (there)`.

> 到我家**来**。
> **Come to** my home.

`来` in this example means **someone's `position` will come to my home**.  
`来` in your example means **your `operate` will come to the goal of safety procedures**.

> 如果你不**按照**安全手续**来**的话，你可能会受伤的。  
> 如果你不**按照**安全手续**操作**的话，你可能会受伤的。


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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-08-09. Score: 1

I think `來` here is similar with `go with` or `follow` in English.
Like:

> If you don't `follow` the rule, you'll get hurt.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-08-10. Score: 1

As was said above, 来 replaces a verb, and as your question suggsts ambiguity, perhaps it isn't integral to the meaning, and possibly debatably redundant if taken further:

如果你不按照安全手续来"做/操作"的话，你可能会受伤的.. (extension)

如果你不按照安全手续来的话，你可能会受伤 (original)

如果你不按照安全手续.. 你会受伤. (abridged)

But here, 安全手[续](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%BB%AD/5164431)+来+的话 it ties bound units, as in
... 续, 来,看,来,听,来过来出来进来回来起来用来, 的 dynamically, and perhaps predicating the omitted.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2021-08-09. Score: 1

來 = Do it that follow the (mentioned) way


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