回来 (回來)
huí lai
Pinyin

Definition

回来 (回來)
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huí lai
  1. to return
  2. to come back

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

回
huí
  1. 1 to circle
  2. 2 to go back
  3. 3 to turn around
  4. 4 to answer
  5. 5 to return
  6. 6 to revolve
  7. 7 Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
  8. 8 time
  9. 9 classifier for acts of a play
  10. 10 section or chapter (of a classic book)
回来
huí lai
  1. 1 to return
  2. 2 to come back
回到
huí dào
  1. 1 to return to
回家
huí jiā
  1. 1 to return home
回忆
huí yì
  1. 1 to recall
  2. 2 memories
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (16)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
不撞南墙不回头
bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu
  1. 1 to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
回嗔作喜
huí chēn zuò xǐ
  1. 1 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
回天乏术
huí tiān fá shù
  1. 1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to save the situation
回天无力
huí tiān wú lì
  1. 1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to save the situation

Sample Sentences

他小的时候，他妈叫他去买红糖，他买了白糖回来。他妈骂他，他摇摇头说：“红糖白糖不是差不多吗？”
tā xiǎo de shíhou ，tā mā jiào tā qù mǎi hóngtáng ，tā mǎi le báitáng huílai 。tā mā mà tā ，tā yáo yáotóu shuō ：“hóngtáng báitáng búshi chàbuduō ma ？”
When he was a child, his mother sent him out to buy some brown sugar. He came back with white sugar. His mother scolded him – but the young Mr. Chabuduo simply shook his head and said, “Brown sugar and white sugar! Are they not the same?”
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这边厢话题热腾腾的刚出口，那边厢就给你冷冰冰地怼回来了。无论什么时候，胆敢摆出一副苦口婆心的架势，得到的将会是尴尬而不失礼貌的微笑。
zhè biānxiāng huàtí rè téngténg de gāng chūkǒu ，nà biānxiāng jiù gěi nǐ lěng bīng bīng de duǐ huílai le 。wúlùn shénme shíhou ，dǎngǎn bǎi chū yī fù kǔkǒupóxīn de jiàshi ，dédào de jiāng huì shì gāngà ér bù shī lǐmào de wēixiào 。
This side just warmed up the topic, that side already retorted coldly. Whenever you dare to make a didactic gesture, you will get a polite and awkward smile.
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扯远啦，话说回来，我踏进和我们机构类似的那种前台服务大厅，
chěyuǎn la ，huàshuōhuílai ，wǒ tàjìn hé wǒmen jīgòu lèisì de nàzhǒng qiántái fúwù dàtīng ，
It's a long story. Anyways, I walked into the lobby, which was a lot like where I work.
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哼！回来中国这么长时间，这里人的行为我有时候还真是搞不懂！
hèng ！huílai Zhōngguó zhème cháng shíjiān ，zhèlǐ rén de xíngwéi wǒ yǒu shíhou hái zhēn shì gǎobudǒng ！
Hmm! I've been back to China for such a long time, but I still can't really understand the way people act here!
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话说回来，你的孩子被抱走了，你后来怎么处理？他们逗一逗就还你了吧?
huàshuōhuílai ，nǐ de háizi bèi bào zǒu le ，nǐ hòulái zěnme chǔlǐ ？tāmen dòu yī dòu jiù huán nǐ le ba ?
Getting back to the topic at hand, your child was picked up, so what did you do in the end? Did they give your child back to you after teasing him a little?
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敢情你也把我当女汉子啊，不过话说回来，老公真得找个能服软的，不然天天跟你讲道理，干脆认他做兄弟算了。
gǎnqíng nǐ yě bǎ wǒ dāng nǚ hànzi ā ，bùguò huàshuōhuílai ，lǎogōng zhēn děi zhǎo gè néng fúruǎn de ，bùrán tiāntiān gēn nǐ jiǎngdàolǐ ，gāncuì rèn tā zuò xiōngdì suànle 。
So you're treating me like a ladette too? But, getting back to the point, my husband really needs to find someone who yields to him, otherwise if I had to reason with you every day I should just team up with him as brothers and be done with it.
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等你回来，我一定请你吃蒸羊羔，蒸鹿尾，烧花鸭，烧雏鸡，烧子鹅，卤煮咸鸭……
děng nǐ huílai ，wǒ yīdìng qǐng nǐ chī zhēngyánggāo ，zhēnglùwěi ，shāohuāyā ，shāochújī ，shāozǐé ，lúzhǔxiányā ……
When you return I’ll treat you to steamed lamb, steamed deer tail, roasted duck, roasted chicken, roasted goose, braised salted duck ...
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那我一会儿给你准备。等你回来我们一起居家隔离吧，这样对其他人比较好。
nà wǒ yīhuǐr gěi nǐ zhǔnbèi 。děng nǐ huílai wǒmen yīqǐ jūjiāgélí ba ，zhèyàng duì qítā rén bǐjiào hǎo 。
Then I'll prepare for you later. Let's quarantine at home together after you arrived home. It's better for other people.
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我出去一下，马上回来。
wǒ chūqù yīxià ，mǎshàng huílai 。
I am leaving for a while. I’ll be right back.
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一号去，三号回来。
yī hào qù ，sān hào huílai 。
Going on the 1st and coming back on the 3rd.
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