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回来

huí lai · hui lai

Traditional 回來

Meaning

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2 examples

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)刚(gāng)从(cóng)邮(yóu)局(jú)回(huí)来(lai)。

Tom has just returned from the post office.

Tatoeba: Chinese by umidake · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

我(wǒ)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)他(tā)什(shén)么(me)时(shí)候(hou)从(cóng)法(fǎ)国(guó)回(huí)来(lai)。

I don't know when he returned from France.

Tatoeba: Chinese by popolady · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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to circle; to go back

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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