回归

huí guī

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to return to
2. to retreat
3. regression (statistics)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 离去 lí qù 离去 lí qù to leave 离去 means 'to leave', opposite of returning.: to leave

Related words

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• 归来 guī lái 归来 guī lái to return 归来 is a more poetic or literary way of saying 'come back'.: to return

Synonyms

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• 返回 fǎn huí 返回 fǎn huí to return to Both can mean 'to return to a place'.: to return to

Usage notes

Collocations

回归 is often used in formal contexts, such as '回归祖国' (return to the motherland) or '回归自然' (return to nature).

Example Sentences

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他决定 回归 故乡。

He decided to return to his hometown.

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Words Containing 回归

• 北回归线 北回归线 běi huí guī xiàn: Tropic of Cancer
• 南回归线 南回归线 nán huí guī xiàn: Tropic of Capricorn
• 回归年 回归年 huí guī nián: the solar year
• 回归热 回归热 huí guī rè: recurring fever
• 回归线 回归线 huí guī xiàn: tropic
• 线性回归 线性回归 xiàn xìng huí guī: linear regression (statistics)

Child Words of 回归

• 回 回 huí: to circle
• 归 归 guī: to return