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回来

huí lai · hui lai

Traditional 回來

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. to return; to come back
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Come back, little dog

  1. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)狗(gǒu)跑(pǎo)了(le)！

    Your dog ran away!

  2. Dengdeng

    小白(xiǎobái)，快(kuài)回来(huílai)！

    Xiaobai, come back quickly!

  3. Liangliang

    它(tā)不(bù)想(xiǎng)回来(huílai)。

    It doesn't want to come back.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)有(yǒu)办法(bànfǎ)：打开(dǎkāi)零食(língshí)袋(dài)。

    I have a trick: open the snack bag.

  5. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，它(tā)回来(huílai)了(le)！

    Look, it's back!

  6. Dengdeng

    它(tā)回来(huílai)了(le)，但(dàn)不是(bùshì)为了(wèile)我(wǒ)。

    It's back, but not for me.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)刚(gāng)从(cóng)邮(yóu)局(jú)回(huí)来(lai)。

Tom has just returned from the post office.

Tatoeba: Chinese by umidake · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)他(tā)什(shén)么(me)时(shí)候(hou)从(cóng)法(fǎ)国(guó)回(huí)来(lai)。

I don't know when he returned from France.

Tatoeba: Chinese by popolady · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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回
huí

to circle; to go back

来
lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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