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回来

huílái

to come back

to come back
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Characters in this word

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

来 lái

Strokes
7
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
未 not yet 丷 kwukyel
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?

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