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魂兮归来 (hún xī guī lái): Return (phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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魂 • hún • soul, spirit, the non-physical essence of a person
hún魂

soul, spirit, the non-physical essence of a person

兮 • xī • exclamatory particle
xī兮

exclamatory particle

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 2.0 L1
HSK 1
lái来

to come

Word Info

Pinyinhún xī guī lái
MeaningReturn, O soul (ancient invocation)
Characters4
Syntaxphrase
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Example Sentences with 魂兮归来

Tā他
zài在
shī诗
zhōng中
hū呼
huàn唤
hún魂
xī兮
guī归
lái来
，
biǎo表
dá达
le了
duì对
shì逝
qù去
qīn亲
rén人
de的
sī思
niàn念
。
In his poem, he called out 'Return, O soul,' expressing his longing for a departed loved one.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 魂兮归来.

Words with 魂
  • 灵魂líng húnsoul; spirit
  • 神魂shén húnsoul, spirit, mind
  • 销魂xiāo húnsoul-stirring; extremely delightful or sad
  • 阴魂yīn húnghost, spirit (often negative or haunting)
  • 鬼魂guǐ húnghost, spirit
  • 魂魄hún pòsoul, spirit
  • 惊魂未定jīng hún wèi dìngstill shaken from a recent fright; not yet recovered from a shock
  • 梦萦魂牵mèng yíng hún qiānto be obsessed with, to dream of
Words with 兮
  • 大风起兮dà fēng qǐ xīThe great wind rises (literary exclamation)
  • 归去来兮guī qù lái xīGo back home (literary exclamation)
Words with 归
  • 归纳guī nàinduce; conclude; sum up
  • 归还guī huánreturn; revert; send back
  • 归根到底guī gēn dào dǐin the final analysis; in the long run
  • 回归huí guīReturn / revert
Words with 来
  • 上来shàng laito come up
  • 下来xià laito come down
  • 出来chū laito come out
  • 回来huí laito return; to come back
归于
guī yú
be attributed to
  • 归宿guī sùDestination / Final resting place
  • 归属guī shǔBelong to / Ascribe to
  • 归来guī láiReturn / Come back
    • 过来
    guò lai
    to come over
  • 进来jìn laito come in
  • 后来hòu láiafterward
  • 看来kàn laiapparently