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To return in Chinese: 回来 (huí lai)

huí lai

to return

HSK 3.0 Level 1Traditional: 回來1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to return; to come back

Stroke order

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回
来

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄟˊ

huí

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

˙ㄌㄞ

lai

˙/ neutral toneㄌ/ lㄞ/ ai

Simplified & traditional

回来

Simplified

回來

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 你什么时候回来？

    nǐ shén me shí hòu huí lai？

    When are you coming back?

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Related words

回

huí

to circle

来

lái

to come

回答

huí dá

to reply

本来

běn lái

original

从来

cóng lái

always

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

回忆

huí yì

to recall

将来

jiāng lái

in the future

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

原来

yuán lái

original

看来

kàn lai

apparently

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

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