How to say “go back” in Chinese
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“Go back” in Chinese is 回去, huí qù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
回去 is read huí qù: 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 “回去”.
More words from the lesson “Come back and bring”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “go back” in Chinese?
“Go back” in Chinese is 回去, pinyin huíqù.
What does 回去 mean?
回去 (huíqù) means “go back”.
How do you write 回去?
回去 is 2 characters: 回 (huí) — return; 去 (qù) — go, leave. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 回去?
回去 is read huíqù. Tones: huí — second tone, qù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“go 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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