Writing
返回 (fǎn huí) — how to say "to return" in Chinese
返回
To return
verb
Character composition
返
to return
回
to go back
Radicals / Keys
囗
Enclosure
#31 · wéi · 3 strokes
辵
Walk
#162 · chuò · 7 strokes
Synonyms
回
to return
huí · everyday speech, short verb
回到
to return to, to go back to
huí dào · neutral, everyday
归
to return
guī · literary, in compounds
Collocations
返回学校
fǎn huí xué xiào
to return to school
返回家乡
fǎn huí jiā xiāng
to return to one's hometown
Examples
他明天返回北京工作。
He returns to Beijing for work tomorrow.
我返回家。
I return home.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say return in Chinese?
"to return" in Chinese is 返回 (fǎn huí).
返回 meaning in English
返回 (fǎn huí) means "To return".
How is 返回 pronounced?
It is pronounced fǎn huí (written as fan hui, fanhui). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Return in Chinese character
It is written 返回: 返 has 7 strokes, 回 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 返回?
返回 is on the HSK 3.0 level 5 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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