(huí lái) - to come back, to return in Mandarin
huíláiTraditional: 回來
HSK 2
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Translation
to come back, to return
Word origin
回来 means 'to come back': 回 (huí, 'to return') plus 来 (lái, 'to come'). 来 was originally a pictograph of a wheat plant, later borrowed for 'to come'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 回 (huí, to return) + 来 (lái, to come)
Stroke order
回
来
Examples
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He has come back.
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When are you coming back?
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I will come back tomorrow.
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He is on a business trip and returns next week.
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Please come back at once.
回来 (huí lái) means to come back, to return. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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