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归来
归来
(guī lái): Return / Come back (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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归 • guī • to return, to go back to • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
guī
归
to return, to go back to
来 • lái • to come • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
lái
来
to come
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 归来.
Words with
归
归纳
guī nà
induce; conclude; sum up
归还
guī huán
return; revert; send back
归根到底
guī gēn dào dǐ
in the final analysis; in the long run
回归
huí guī
Return / revert
归于
guī yú
be attributed to
归宿
guī sù
Destination / Final resting place
归属
guī shǔ
Belong to / Ascribe to
归结
guī jié
Conclude / Resolve
Words with
来
上来
shàng lai
to come up
下来
xià lai
to come down
出来
chū lai
to come out
回来
huí lai
to return; to come back
过来
guò lai
to come over
进来
jìn lai
to come in
后来
hòu lái
afterward
看来
kàn lai
apparently
4.
How to Use 归来 in Sentences
Adverb + Verb
píng
平
ān
安
guī
归
lái
来
neutral
return safely
hǎi
海
wài
外
guī
归
lái
来
neutral
return from overseas
Verb + Complement
with
胜利
shèng
胜
lì
利
guī
归
lái
来
Subject + Verb
with
游子
yóu
游
zǐ
子
guī
归
lái
来
5.
Example Sentences with 归来
tā
他
gāng
刚
cóng
从
hǎi
海
wài
外
guī
归
neutral
return in triumph
formal
Written
the wanderer returns
lái
来
，
biàn
便
lì
立
jí
即
tóu
投
shēn
身
yú
于
xīn
新
de
的
yán
研
jiū
究
xiàng
项
mù
目
。
He immediately threw himself into a new research project upon his return from overseas.
nǐ
你
yù
预
jì
计
hé
何
shí
时
guī
归
lái
来
？
wǒ
我
men
们
hǎo
好
wèi
为
nǐ
你
ān
安
pái
排
jiē
接
fēng
风
yàn
宴
。
When do you expect to return? We can arrange a welcome dinner for you.
tā
他
lǚ
旅
xíng
行
guī
归
lái
来
，
dài
带
huí
回
hěn
很
duō
多
zhào
照
piàn
片
。
He returned from his trip and brought back many photos.
tā
他
bìng
并
wèi
未
rú
如
qī
期
guī
归
lái
来
，
zhè
这
ràng
让
dà
大
jiā
家
bù
不
miǎn
免
yǒu
有
xiē
些
dān
担
xīn
心
。
He did not return as scheduled, which inevitably caused some concern for everyone.
wú
无
lùn
论
duō
多
wǎn
晚
，
wǒ
我
dōu
都
huì
会
děng
等
nǐ
你
guī
归
lái
来
，
wèi
为
nǐ
你
liú
留
yì
一
zhǎn
盏
dēng
灯
。
No matter how late it is, I will wait for your return and keep a light on for you.
