return; go back; revert to
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to return; to go back
formalOften implies a formal or significant return to an original state or rightful place, such as one's homeland. It carries a sense of restoration or coming full circle. Used more in written and formal contexts than in casual speech.
Tā他
zhōng终
yú于
guī归
huí回
le了
zǔ祖
guó国
mǔ母
qīn亲
de的
huái怀
bào抱
。
He finally returned to the embrace of his motherland.
Zhè这
xiē些
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
wén文
wù物
lì历
jīng经
bǎi百
nián年
，
zhōng终
yú于
dé得
yǐ以
guī归
huí回
gù故
tǔ土
。
These precious cultural relics, after a century, have finally been able to return to their native land.
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Ràng让
yī一
qiè切
fēn纷
rǎo扰
guī归
huí回
píng平
jìng静
ba吧
。
Let all the turmoil return to peace.
Zài在
zhèng政
cè策
tiáo调
zhěng整
hòu后
，
shì市
chǎng场
zhì秩
xù序
màn慢
màn慢
guī归
huí回
le了
zhèng正
guǐ轨
。
After the policy adjustments, market order slowly returned to normal.
Liú流
luò落
tā他
xiāng乡
de的
yóu游
zǐ子
，
rì日
yè夜
sī思
niàn念
zhe着
guī归
huí回
gù故
xiāng乡
。
The wanderer living in exile longs day and night to return to his hometown.