Chinese Conversation · Level 27
90 words
Chinese word
回来
Pronunciation
Pinyinhuí lái
Meaning
- verbcome back
Example
他明天会回来。tā míng tiān huì huí lái
He will come back tomorrow.
More examples
他已经回来了，我们可以开始。tā yǐ jīng huí lái le wǒ men ké yǐ kāi shǐ
He has already come back, so we can start.
Core concept
A path from elsewhere that finishes here again.
Common phrases
已经回来yǐ jīng huí lái
already come back
从学校回来cóng xué xiào huí lái
come back from school
回来了huí lái le
come back
Similar words
来lái: To come toward the person speaking or the speaker's location.
去qù: To go away from here toward a different place.
到dào: To reach a place after moving there.
Definition in Chinese
指从别处回到说话人所在的位置并到达，侧重到达性和朝向说话人的方向感，既可用于人也可用于物品。zhǐ cóng bié chù huí dào shuō huà rén suǒ zài de wèi zhì bìng dào dá cè zhòng dào dá xìng hé cháo xiàng shuō huà rén de fāng xiàng gǎn jì kě yòng yú rén yě kě yòng yú wù pǐn
Word origin
The word is formed from 回 (huí, "return") and 来 (lái, "come"), so its parts point to both the return and the direction toward the speaker.
Usage tips
- The speaker's location fixes the viewpoint, so the same destination can be described differently when the speaker changes places.