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返回 (fǎn huí): To return to (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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返 • fǎn • to return, to go back
fǎn
返
to return, to go back
回 • huí • to return • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
huí
回
to return
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 返回.
Words with
返
往返
wǎng fǎn
go there and back; come and go
返还
fǎn huá
Return
重返
chóng fǎn
Return to
返校
fǎn xiào
return to school
返程
fǎn chéng
return trip, journey back
返航
fǎn háng
return voyage, return flight
遣返
qiǎn fǎn
repatriate; deport
Words with
回
回去
huí qu
to return
回来
huí lai
to return; to come back
回答
huí dá
reply
回信
huí xìn
to reply
回复
huí fù
to reply
回忆
huí yì
to recall
回头
huí tóu
to turn round; to turn one's head
回报
huí bào
bring back a report
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Example Sentences with 返回
tā
他
míng
明
tiān
天
jiù
就
yào
要
fǎn
返
huí
回
běi
北
jīng
京
le
了
。
He will return to Beijing tomorrow.
guān
官
yuán
员
zhì
秩
mǎn
满
hòu
后
jiāng
将
fǎn
返
huí
回
gù
故
àn
按
shuō
说
huì
会
yì
议
zǎo
早
yǐ
已
jié
结
shù
束
,
tā
shōu
收
dào
到
jǐn
紧
jí
急
tōng
通
zhī
知
hòu
后
,
quán
全
tǐ
chǔ
处
lǐ
理
wán
完
zhè
这
xiē
些
jǐn
紧
jí
急
de
的
sī
私
shì
xiāng
乡
。
The official will return to his hometown after his term ends
他
què
却
chí
迟
chí
迟
méi
没
yǒu
有
fǎn
返
huí
回
bàn
办
gōng
公
shì
室
。
The meeting should have ended long ago, but he hasn't returned to the office yet.
体
yuán
员
gōng
工
bì
必
xū
须
lì
立
kè
刻
fǎn
返
huí
回
gōng
工
zuò
作
gǎng
岗
wèi
位
。
Upon receiving the urgent notice, all employees must return to their workstations immediately.
事
hòu
后
,
wǒ
我
lì
立
kè
刻
fǎn
返
huí
回
le
了
gōng
工
zuò
作
gǎng
岗
wèi
位
。
After dealing with these urgent personal matters, I immediately returned to my work post.