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回

huí

to return, to go back

HSK 1 · Topic “Come and go” Measure wordsPosition & direction
to return, to go back
Memory picture

Character

回 huí

Strokes
6
Radical
囗 — enclosure
Made of
囗 enclosure 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他回北京了。 Tā huí Běijīng le. He went back to Beijing.
  • 妈妈回家了吗? Māma huí jiā le ma? Is Mom back home?
  • 我想回中国。 Wǒ xiǎng huí Zhōngguó. I want to go back to China.
  • 王明下午回学校。 Wáng Míng xiàwǔ huí xuéxiào. Wang Ming is going back to school this afternoon.
  • 你什么时候回北京? Nǐ shénme shíhou huí Běijīng? When are you going back to Beijing?
  • 他回国了,我们都很高兴。 Tā huíguó le, wǒmen dōu hěn gāoxìng. He has returned to his country, and we're all very happy.
  • 外边太热,快回房间吧。 Wàibian tài rè, kuài huí fángjiān ba. It's too hot outside, hurry back to your room.
  • 妈妈回楼上休息了。 Māma huí lóushàng xiūxi le. Mom has gone back upstairs to rest.
  • 太晚了,我要回家了。 Tài wǎn le, wǒ yào huíjiā le. It's too late, I need to head home.
  • 明年我们一起回中国吧。 Míngnián wǒmen yìqǐ huí Zhōngguó ba. Next year let's go back to China together.

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