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
回来
huílái
to come back
Characters in this word
来 lái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 未 not yet 丷 horns
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他明天回来。 Tā míngtiān huílái. He's coming back tomorrow.
- 妈妈下午回来。 Māma xiàwǔ huílái. Mom is coming back in the afternoon.
- 你什么时候回来？ Nǐ shénme shíhou huílái? When are you coming back?
- 王明晚上七点回来。 Wáng Míng wǎnshang qī diǎn huílái. Wang Ming comes back at seven in the evening.
- 姐姐不回来吃晚饭。 Jiějie bù huílái chī wǎnfàn. Older sister isn't coming back for dinner.
- 他没回来吗？ Tā méi huílái ma? Hasn't he come back?
- 等一下儿，爸爸马上回来。 Děng yíxiàr, bàba mǎshàng huílái. Wait a moment, Dad will be back right away.
- 哥哥从北京回来了。 Gēge cóng Běijīng huílái le. Older brother has come back from Beijing.
- 妈妈还没回来，我们等她。 Māma hái méi huílái, wǒmen děng tā. Mom hasn't come back yet, we're waiting for her.
- 老师回来了，大家进来吧。 Lǎoshī huílái le, dàjiā jìnlái ba. The teacher is back, everyone come in.