How to say “come back” in Chinese
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“Come back” in Chinese is 回来, huí lái: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
回来 is read huí lái: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
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Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “回来”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 回来. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你几点回来nǐjǐdiǎnhuíláiWhat time will you be back?
- 我明天出门星期天回来wǒmíngtiānchūmén,xīngqītiānhuíláiI'm leaving tomorrow and coming back on Sunday.
- 你什么时候回来？nǐshénmeshíhouhuíláiWhen will you be back?
- 请等一下我马上回来qǐngděngyíxià,wǒmǎshànghuíláiPlease wait a moment, I'll be right back.
- 外面下大雨，他回来的时候一身水。wàimiànxiàdàyǔ,tāhuíláideshíhouyìshēnshuǐIt's pouring outside — he came back soaked from head to toe.
- 他回来的时候一身水tāhuíláideshíhouyìshēnshuǐHe came back soaked from head to toe.
More words from the lesson “Come back and bring”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “come back” in Chinese?
“Come back” in Chinese is 回来, pinyin huílái.
What does 回来 mean?
回来 (huílái) means “come back”.
How do you write 回来?
回来 is 2 characters: 回 (huí) — return; 来 (lái) — come. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 回来?
回来 is read huílái. Tones: huí — second tone, lái — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“come back” in the lesson “Come back and bring”
This word is from the topic “There and back” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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