归
来

To return in Chinese: 归来 (guī lái)

guī lái

to return

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 歸來1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to return
  2. 2to come back

Stroke order

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归
来

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ㄍㄨㄟ

guī

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

ㄌㄞˊ

lái

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

归来

Simplified

歸來

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 全家人都在等着他平安归来。

    quán jiā rén dōu zài děng zhe tā píng ān guī lái。

    The whole family is waiting for him to return safely.

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Related words

来

lái

to come

归

guī

to return

本来

běn lái

original

从来

cóng lái

always

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

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)

未来

wèi lái

future

以来

yǐ lái

since (a previous event)

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