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回

huí · hui

Traditional 迴 / 逥

HSK 1

Meaning

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huí 回

  1. to circle
  2. to go back
  3. to turn around
  4. to answer
  5. to return
  6. to revolve
  7. Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
  8. time
  9. classifier for acts of a play
  10. section or chapter (of a classic book)

huí 迴

  1. to curve
  2. to return
  3. to revolve

huí 逥

  1. variant of 迴 / 回 (huí)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)写(xiě)了(le)封(fēng)信(xìn)，叫(jiào)他(tā)早(zǎo)点(diǎn)回(huí)。

I wrote a letter asking him to return a bit earlier.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)要(yào)回(huí)房(fáng)间(jiān)了(le)，在(zài)那(nà)儿(r)我(wǒ)可(kě)以(yǐ)学(xué)习(xí)。

I am going to my room, where I can study.

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

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