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huí · hui

Traditional 迴 / 逥

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Meaning

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huí 回

  1. to circle
  2. to go back
  3. to turn around
  4. to answer
  5. to return
  6. to revolve
  7. Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
  8. time
  9. classifier for acts of a play
  10. section or chapter (of a classic book)

huí 迴

  1. to curve
  2. to return
  3. to revolve

huí 逥

  1. variant of 迴 / 回 (huí)
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  1. Dengdeng

    等(děng)我(wǒ)一下(yīxià)，我(wǒ)回家(huíjiā)拿(ná)东西(dōngxi)。

    Wait a moment, I'm going home to get something.

  2. Liangliang

    你家(nǐjiā)很(hěn)远(yuǎn)，什么(shénme)时候(shíhou)回来(huílai)？

    Your home is far. When will you be back?

  3. Dengdeng

    十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)！我(wǒ)骑车(qíchē)回去(huíqu)。

    Ten minutes! I'll ride back.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)回家(huíjiā)，两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)才(cái)回来(huílai)。

    Last time you went home, it took you two hours to come back.

  5. Dengdeng

    那次(nàcì)回到(huídào)家(jiā)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)不(bù)想(xiǎng)出来(chūlái)了(le)。

    That time, once I got home, I didn't want to come out.

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01

我(wǒ)写(xiě)了(le)封(fēng)信(xìn)，叫(jiào)他(tā)早(zǎo)点(diǎn)回(huí)。

I wrote a letter asking him to return a bit earlier.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)要(yào)回(huí)房(fáng)间(jiān)了(le)，在(zài)那(nà)儿(r)我(wǒ)可(kě)以(yǐ)学(xué)习(xí)。

I am going to my room, where I can study.

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

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