Chinese word

回家

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuí jiā

Meaning

  • verbgo home

Example

下雨了，我就提前回家。xià yǔ le wǒ jiù tí qián huí jiā

It is raining, so I go home early.

Illustration for 回家 (go home)

More examples

现在就回家吧，我想家。xiàn zài jiù huí jiā ba wǒ xiǎng jiā

Let's go home now; I miss home.

Core concept

A return path from elsewhere to the place a person lives.

Common phrases

  • 现在就回家xiàn zài jiù huí jiā

    go home right now

  • 回家休息huí jiā xiū xī

    go home and rest

  • 晚上回家wǎn shàng huí jiā

    go home in the evening

Similar words

回来huí lái: Coming back to where the speaker or listener is.
回去huí qù: Going back to a place that is away from the speaker.

Definition in Chinese

从外面返回到自己的住所或家中。cóng wài miàn fǎn huí dào zì jǐ de zhù suǒ huò jiā zhōng

Word origin

回 (huí, "return") gives the word its backward movement, while 家 (jiā, "home") gives it a clear destination, so the two characters form the action of returning to one's home.

Usage tips

  • 回家了 (huíjiā le, "has gone home") can show that going home is now complete or newly important, not simply that it happened in the past.

Opposites

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