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返回

fǎn huí
HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

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Definitions

  1. 1. to return to
  2. 2. to come (or go) back

Word relationships

Antonyms

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前往
qián wǎng

to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to

‘返回’是回来，‘前往’是去往某地。
离开
lí kāi

to depart; to leave

‘返回’是回来，‘离开’是从某地离去。

Synonyms

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回来
huí lai

to return; to come back

二者都表示回到原处，‘返回’较正式，常用于书面或正式场合。
回去
huí qu

to return

与‘返回’相比，‘回去’侧重从别处回到原来的地方，口语化。

Usage notes

Formality

‘返回’是正式用词，多用于书面语或官方场合，口语中通常说‘回来’或‘回去’。

Example Sentences

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他下个月 返回 北京。
He will return to Beijing next month.

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Child Words of 返回

回
huí

to circle

返
fǎn

to return (to)