归 (歸)
guī
Pinyin

Definition

归 (歸)
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guī
  1. to return
  2. to go back to
  3. to give back to
  4. (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by
  5. to belong to
  6. to gather together
  7. (used between two identical verbs) despite
  8. to marry (of a woman) (old)
  9. division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
归 (歸)
 - 
Guī
  1. surname Gui

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

回归
huí guī
  1. 1 to return to
  2. 2 to retreat
  3. 3 regression (statistics)
归
Guī
  1. 1 surname Gui
同归于尽
tóng guī yú jìn
  1. 1 to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes
  2. 2 to take sb down with oneself
  3. 3 to end in mutual destruction
实至名归
shí zhì míng guī
  1. 1 fame follows merit (idiom)
早出晚归
zǎo chū wǎn guī
  1. 1 to leave early and return late (idiom)

Idioms (20)

不醉不归
bù zuì bù guī
  1. 1 to not go home until drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 let's make a night of it!
命归黄泉
mìng guī Huáng quán
  1. 1 lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huáng quán] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die
  3. 3 to meet one's end
夜不归宿
yè bù guī sù
  1. 1 to stay out all night (idiom)
完璧归赵
wán bì guī Zhào
  1. 1 lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
实至名归
shí zhì míng guī
  1. 1 fame follows merit (idiom)

Sample Sentences

好，喝吧！我们今天不醉不归！
hǎo ，hē ba ！wǒmen jīntiān bùzuìbùguī ！
Ok, let’s drink! Let’s get wasted today!
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养老产业归根到底是做服务，然而难的也正是做服务。
yǎnglǎo chǎnyè guīgēndàodǐ shì zuò fúwù ，ránér nán de yě zhèngshì zuò fúwù 。
In the end, the old-age industry is about providing services, but services are also where difficulties lie.
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大多数没有目的没有理由，乘兴而去，未至而归，就像王子 猷雪 夜访戴 安 道一样，“想他她了”这个理由，单纯的就像雪夜的月光。
dà duōshù méiyǒu mùdì méiyǒu lǐyóu ，chéngxìng ér qù ，wèi zhì ér guī ，jiù xiàng fǎng yīyàng ，“xiǎng tā tā le ”zhège lǐyóu ，dānchún de jiù xiàng de yuèguāng 。
Most of them have no purpose and come and go impulsively. It is like the story of the Wang Ziyou visiting Dai Andao on a snowy night; the reason for “missing him or her” is simply like the moonlight of a snowy night.
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一杯怎么够？肯定得不醉不归！
yī bēi zěnme gòu ？kěndìng děi bùzuìbùguī ！
Just one drink? We can’t let anyone leave unless they’re drunk!
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对对对！不醉不归！
duìduìduì ！bùzuìbùguī ！
Yes, yes, no-one leaves unless they’re drunk!
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这一波网红经济突然这么火红，得归功于手机4G的普及，有些人靠拍短片，有些人靠直播。短片可以流传，累积点阅率创造人气。直播可以互动，而且是实时性的…
zhè yī bō wǎnghóng jīngjì tūrán zhème huǒhóng ，děi guīgōng yú shǒujī 4G de pǔjí ，yǒuxiē rén kào pāi duǎnpiàn ，yǒuxiē rén kào zhíbō 。duǎnpiàn kěyǐ liúchuán ，lěijī diǎnyuèlǜ chuàngzào rénqì 。zhíbō kěyǐ hùdòng ，érqiě shì shíshí xìng de …
This wave of the internet star economy was able to become so popular so suddenly largely thanks to the popularization of 4G mobiles. Some people relied on short films for their success, while others used live streaming. Short films can be spread and accumulate hits, creating popularity. Live stream can involve interaction, and is in actual time...
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悟以往之不谏，知来者之可追，是迷途其未远，觉今是而昨非。”是陶渊明的《归去来兮辞》赠与爱妻共勉。
wù yǐwǎng zhī bù jiàn ，zhī láizhě zhī kě zhuī ，shì mítú qí wèi yuǎn ，jué jīn shì ér zuó fēi 。”shì Táo Yuānmíng de 《guīqùláixī cí 》zèngyǔ àiqī gòngmiǎn 。
"There is nothing to be done to remedy mistakes in the past, but knowing this means that things can be remedied in the future. I haven't strayed too far off the path, and I've already realized today's right and yesterday's wrongs." was Tao Yuanming's exhortation to his loving wife in his poem 'Returning Home'.
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我知道你为我们好，生气归生气，你刚一说让我离开他，我就比任何时候都觉得我离不开他。
wǒ zhīdào nǐ wèi wǒmen hǎo ，shēngqì guī shēngqì ，nǐ gāng yī shuō ràng wǒ líkāi tā ，wǒ jiù bǐ rènhé shíhou dōu juéde wǒ líbukāi tā 。
I know you're trying to do what's best for me, and anger aside, as soon as you said to leave him just now, I just felt even more than ever that I can't leave him.
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是的，这都要归功于我们的设计师小张。
shì de ，zhè dōu yào guīgōng yú wǒmen de shèjìshī 。
Yes, it’s all thanks to our designer Xiao Zhang.
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归根到底是我的错。
guīgēndàodǐ shì wǒ de cuò 。
Ultimately I’m at fault.
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