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fǎn

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Definitions

  1. 1. to return (to)

Words Containing 返

重返
chóng fǎn

to return to

返青
fǎn qīng

(of plants) to turn green again

返岗
fǎn gǎng

to resume one's former position (after being laid off)

返利
fǎn lì

dealer incentive

复返
fù fǎn

to come back

迷途知返
mí tú zhī fǎn

to get back on the right path

返程
fǎn chéng

return journey (e.g. home)

返港
fǎn gǎng

to return to Hong Kong

返券黄牛
fǎn quàn huáng niú

\shopping coupon scalper\, sb who sells unwanted or returned shopping coupons to others for a profit

返工
fǎn gōng

to do poorly done work over again

返台
fǎn tái

to return to Taiwan

返家
fǎn jiā

to return home

回返
huí fǎn

to return

迷不知返
mí bù zhī fǎn

to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path (idiom)

返乡
fǎn xiāng

to return to one's home town

返国
fǎn guó

to return to one's country

返现
fǎn xiàn

(neologism c. 2009) to give a cashback reward to a consumer

折返
zhé fǎn

to turn back

送返
sòng fǎn

to send back

返老还童
fǎn lǎo huán tóng

to recover one's youthful vigor

返航
fǎn háng

to return to the point of departure

遣返
qiǎn fǎn

to repatriate (e.g. prisoners of war)

返潮
fǎn cháo

(of clothing, furniture, walls etc) to get damp (by absorbing moisture from the air or the ground)

返还
fǎn huán

restitution

返聘
fǎn pìn

to rehire retired personnel

往返
wǎng fǎn

to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip

流连忘返
liú lián wàng fǎn

to linger

返回
fǎn huí

to return to

返校
fǎn xiào

to return to school

返祖现象
fǎn zǔ xiàn xiàng

atavism (biology)

一去不复返
yī qù bù fù fǎn

gone forever

无功而返
wú gōng ér fǎn

to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs

返璞归真
fǎn pú guī zhēn

to return to one's true self

回光返照
huí guāng fǎn zhào

final radiance of setting sun

返点
fǎn diǎn

sales bonus

归真返璞
guī zhēn fǎn pú

see 返璞歸真|返璞归真[fǎn pú guī zhēn]

返还占有
fǎn huán zhàn yǒu

repossession