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回来
回來
huílai
1. to return
2. to come back

Character Breakdown

回
huí
to return, to turn around; a time
HSK 1 6 丶
来
lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
HSK 1 7 丶

Compound Words (4)

来回来去
láihuíláiqù
repeatedly
话说回来
huàshuōhuílai
returning to our main topic,...
来回来去地
láihuíláiqùde
backwards and forwards
话又说回来
huàyòushuōhuílai
returning to our main topic,...

Example Sentences (10)

大卫回来了吗？
Dàwèi huílái le ma?
Has David come back?
Text 1
你终于回来了！从哪儿买回来了这么多东西啊？
Nǐ zhōngyú huílái le! Cóng nǎr mǎi huílái le zhème duō dōngxi a?
You're finally back! Where did you buy so many things?
Text 1
你终于回来了！从哪儿买回来了这么多东西啊？
Nǐ zhōngyú huílái le! Cóng nǎr mǎi huílái le zhème duō dōngxi a?
You're finally back! Where did you buy so many things?
Text 1
哥哥今天中午回来吃饭。
Gēge jīntiān zhōngwǔ huílái chīfàn.
Older brother will come back for lunch at noon today.
Text 3
那我帮你把衣服放到行李箱里吧。什么时候回来？
Nà wǒ bāng nǐ bǎ yīfu fàng dào xínglǐxiāng lǐ ba. Shénme shíhou huílai?
Then I'll help you put the clothes into the suitcase. When will you come back?
Text 2
怎么还买了酒回来呀？谁喝啊？
Zěn me hái mǎi le jiǔ huí lái ya? Shéi hē a?
Why did you even buy alcohol and bring it back? Who's going to drink it?
Text 1
一个星期就回来。
Yí ge xīngqī jiù huílái.
Back in just a week.
Text 2
他什么时候能回来？
tā shénme shíhou néng huílai?
When can he come back?
Text 2
差不多一半儿吧，张远还专门从国外飞回来呢。
Chàbuduō yí bànr ba, Zhāng Yuǎn hái zhuānmén cóng guówài fēi huílai ne.
About half, I guess; Zhang Yuan even made a special trip back from abroad.
Text 2
他去哪儿了？什么时候回来？
Tā qù nǎr le? Shénme shíhou huí lái?
Where did he go? When will he come back?
Text 2

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