Chinese word

回国

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuí guó

Meaning

  • verbreturn to one's country

Example

我下个月要回国。wǒ xià gè yuè yào huí guó

I will return to my country next month.

Illustration for 回国 (return to one's country)

More examples

他刚回国，还不太习惯这里的生活。tā gāng huí guó hái bú tài xí guàn zhè lǐ de shēng huó

He has just returned to his country and is still not quite used to life here.

Core concept

Leaving a foreign place behind and coming back across the border into one's own country.

Common phrases

  • 刚刚回国gāng gāng huí guó

    have just returned to one's country

  • 回国以后huí guó yǐ hòu

    after returning to one's country

Similar words

回家huí jiā: Return to one's home or hometown after being away.
回来huí lái: Return to the place where the speaker is.

Definition in Chinese

停止在外地的活动后，返回自己国家的行为或过程。tíng zhǐ zài wài dì de huó dòng hòu fǎn huí zì jǐ guó jiā de xíng wéi huò guò chéng

Word origin

The word 回国 (huíguó, "return to one's country") joins 回 (huí, "return") + 国 (guó, "country"), linking the action of going back with its national destination.

Usage tips

  • The destination is a whole country, so this word does not describe returning to another town or city in the same country.

Opposites

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