回
huí
to return
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 我要回家。I want to go home.
- 回来了!I'm back!
Collocations
回家回来回去
Mnemonic
回 huí "to return" — pictograph of a whirl/spiral. With directional complements: 回家 (go home), 回来 (come back), 回去 (go back), 回答 (answer). Also a measure: 一回 "one time". Cognate of Japanese 回 kai.
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