归

To return in Chinese: 归 (guī)

guī

to return

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 歸1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to return
  2. 2to go back to
  3. 3to give back to
  4. 4(of a responsibility) to be taken care of by
  5. 5to belong to
  6. 6to gather together
  7. 7(used between two identical verbs) despite
  8. 8to marry (of a woman) (old)
  9. 9division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor

Stroke order

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归

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨㄟ

guī

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

归

Simplified

歸

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这些书看完以后要归还给图书馆。

    zhè xiē shū kàn wán yǐ hòu yào guī huán gěi tú shū guǎn。

    These books must be returned to the library once you finish them.

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Related words

归还

guī huán

to return sth

归结

guī jié

to sum up

归来

guī lái

to return

归纳

guī nà

to sum up

归属

guī shǔ

to belong to

归宿

guī sù

place to return to

回归

huí guī

to return to

改邪归正

gǎi xié guī zhèng

to mend one's ways (idiom)

归根到底

guī gēn dào dǐ

after all

无家可归

wú jiā kě guī

homeless

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