Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.rejoin one's unit; (of soldiers) report for duty; return to one's former party
既然他的伤已经好了,可以归队了。
Now that his wound has healed, he can go back to her unit.
她在地方大学受训三年后又归队了。
She went back to her unit after three years' training in a local university.
如果你同意他归队,请举手。
If you'd like him back with us, raise your hand.
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- 2
v.metareturn to one's former profession
他是学冶金的,毕业之后改行做了多年行政工作,现在归队了。
He is a metallurgy major who did an office job for many years after graduation, but now has taken up his profession again.
前两年改行做其他工作的教师们,现在逐渐归队了。
Those teachers who went in for other jobs during the past two years are now gradually returning to their teaching posts.
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Word usage
- Separable word"归" and "队" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
他探完亲后归了队。
He returned to the ranks after visit his relatives.
雪越下越大,天黑前可能归不了队了。
The snow is getting heavier and heavier and we may not be able to get back to the ranks before dark.
他改行多年,现在归了队。
He had changed his occupation for years and now returns to his former ranks.