Chinese Conversation · Level 8
90 words
Chinese word
回去
Pronunciation
Pinyinhuí qù
Meaning
- verbgo back
Example
他晚上九点才回去。tā wǎn shàng jiú diǎn cái huí qù
He did not go back until nine at night.
More examples
我现在就回去。wǒ xiàn zài jiù huí qù
I will go back right now.
Core concept
A person leaves the present location and follows a path back to a former location or home.
Common phrases
现在就回去xiàn zài jiù huí qù
go back now
明天回去míng tiān huí qù
go back tomorrow
回去吃饭huí qù chī fàn
go back to eat
Similar words
回来huí lái: Returning to a former place or home in the speaker's direction.
回huí: Returning to a former place or home with no stated viewpoint.
去qù: Leaving the current place to go somewhere else.
来lái: Coming toward the speaker's location.
Definition in Chinese
回到先前所在的地方，表示向原来去过的地点或住处返回。huí dào xiān qián suǒ zài de dì fāng biǎo shì xiàng yuán lái qù guò de dì diǎn huò zhù chù fǎn huí
Word origin
回 (huí, "return") + 去 (qù, "go away") presents the earlier place as the destination and the current place as the point left behind.
Usage tips
- Chinese often describes movement from the speaker's viewpoint, so this word fits a destination that lies away from the speaker rather than every kind of return.