Chinese word

回到

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuí dào

Meaning

  • verbgo back to

Example

我已经回到家了。wǒ yǐ jīng huí dào jiā le

I have already gone back home.

Illustration for 回到 (go back to)

More examples

他下午回到公司了。tā xià wǔ huí dào gōng sī le

He went back to the company in the afternoon.

Core concept

A path that reverses course and ends at a known place, time, or earlier state.

Common phrases

  • 回到家里huí dào jiā lǐ

    go back home

  • 回到办公室huí dào bàn gōng shì

    go back to the office

  • 回到学校huí dào xué xiào

    go back to school

Similar words

回来huí lái: Return toward the place where the speaker is.
回去huí qù: Return toward a place away from the speaker.
回huí: Return to an original place or position.
到dào: Arrive at a stated place.

Definition in Chinese

从别处返回并到达某个具体地点或时间点，表示动作完成或回到原先状态，常与地点或时点短语连用。cóng bié chù fǎn huí bìng dào dá mǒu gè jù tǐ dì diǎn huò shí jiān diǎn biǎo shì dòng zuò wán chéng huò huí dào yuán xiān zhuàng tài cháng yǔ dì diǎn huò shí diǎn duán yǔ lián yòng

Word origin

回到 (huídào, "go back to") combines 回 (huí, "turn back") + 到 (dào, "reach"), showing a return completed at its endpoint.

Usage tips

  • English often uses "back" without showing whether the return has reached its endpoint, while this verb puts that endpoint clearly into the sentence.

Other meanings

  • arrive back atverb

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