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归来

guī lái · gui lai

Traditional 歸來

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to return
  2. to come back
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Welcome back

  1. Liangliang

    门口(ménkǒu)有(yǒu)一(yī)张(zhāng)红纸(hóngzhǐ)：欢迎(huānyíng)归来(guīlái)！

    There is a red paper at the door: Welcome back!

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)给(gěi)老王(lǎowáng)的(de)，他(tā)今天(jīntiān)旅行(lǚxíng)归来(guīlái)。

    It is for Lao Wang. He returns from a trip today.

  3. Liangliang

    他(tā)去(qù)了(le)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long was he gone?

  4. Dengdeng

    三(sān)天(tiān)，可是(kěshì)大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)很(hěn)想(xiǎng)他(tā)。

    Three days, but everyone misses him.

  5. Liangliang

    他(tā)已经(yǐjīng)在(zài)楼下(lóuxià)买菜(mǎicài)了(le)！我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)去(qù)欢迎(huānyíng)他(tā)归来(guīlái)吧(ba)！

    He is already downstairs buying groceries! Let us welcome him back!

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2 examples
01

那(nà)只(zhī)狗(gǒu)日(rì)复(fù)一(yí)日(rì)地(de)等(děng)待(dài)着(zhe)主(zhǔ)人(rén)的(de)归(guī)来(lái)。

The dog waited day after day for its master's return.

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

02

春(chūn)天(tiān)归(guī)来(lái)，公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)又(yòu)开(kāi)满(mǎn)了(le)花(huā)。

Spring has returned, and the park is full of flowers again.

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