Definition & Meaning

1.return; come/get back; be back

2.(used after a verb to express the sense of returning) back

Word usage

huí lái

回 来

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1
v.return; come/get back; be back
- tā gāng gāng cóng wài dì huí lái
  他刚刚从外地回来。
  He has just returned to town.
- tā mǎ shàng huí lái
  他马上回来。
  He'll be back in a minute.
- wǒ yī huì r jiù huí lái
  我一会儿就回来。
  I'll be back in a minute.
synonym
huí guī回归 guī lái归来
2
v.(used after a verb to express the sense of returning) back
- jiāng jiè chū de shū yào huí lái
  将借出的书要回来
  get the borrowed book back
antonym
huí qù回去

Word usage

Note
"来" is sometimes not read in the neutral tone in "回来".
Separable word
"回" and "来" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我现在回不来。
  I can't go back now.
- 放心吧，他今天回得来。
  Don't worry, he can come back today.
- 他大概明天回北京来。
  He will probably come back to Beijing tomorrow.

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