回 (huí)

Chinese · to circle

Dictionary entry for 回 — definition, stroke order & pronunciation
Definition: to circle; to curve; variant of 迴|回[hui2]
Baby Dragon (10) · Beginner (10) · Intermediate (10) · Advanced (10) · Master Dragon (10)

Baby Dragon · 龙宝宝 (10)

回家huí jiā。

Go home.
回家huí jiā！

Go home!
回来huí lái。

Back in.
回来huí lái！

Come back.
回答huí dá 我wǒ。

Answer me this.
请qǐng 回来huí lái！

Come back.
请qǐng 回来huí lái。

Turn back, please.
请qǐng 回家huí jiā。

Please come back home.
JJ ii mm 还hái 没méi 回家huí jiā。

Jim hasn't been home yet.
请qǐng 回答huí dá 我wǒ。

Please answer me.

Beginner · 入门 (10)

你nǐ 必须bì xū 在zài 天黑tiān hēi 前qián 回来huí lái。

You must come back before it gets dark.
我wǒ 很hěn 抱歉bào qiàn 那么nà me 晚wǎn 回家huí jiā。

I'm very sorry I came home so late.
他tā 十年shí nián 中zhōng 第一次dì yī cì 回家huí jiā。

He returned home for the first time in ten years.
这zhè 投资tóu zī 保证bǎo zhèng 有yǒu 66% 的de 回报huí bào。

A 6% yield is guaranteed on the investment.
请qǐng 叫jiào 她tā 给gěi 我wǒ 回huí 个gè 电话diàn huà。

Please tell her to call me back.
你nǐ 能néng 回答huí dá 这zhè 条tiáo 问题wèn tí 吗ma？

Can you answer this question?
只有zhǐ yǒu 她tā 没有méi yǒu 回答huí dá 问题wèn tí。

Apart from her, everybody answered the question.
这个zhè ge 问题wèn tí 很hěn 容易róng yì 回答huí dá。

It is easy to answer the question.
我会wǒ huì 在zài 三天sān tiān 之内zhī nèi 回复huí fù。

I will answer within three days.
他tā 最近zuì jìn 从cóng 法国fǎ guó 回来huí lái 了le。

He has recently returned from France.

Intermediate · 中级 (10)

回答huí dá 问题wèn tí。

Answer the question.
我wǒ 明天míng tiān 回来huí lái 的de 时候shí hou 会huì 跟gēn 他们tā men 联络lián luò。

I'll call them tomorrow when I come back.
我wǒ 不bù 知道zhī dào 他tā 什么shén me 时候shí hou 从cóng 法国fǎ guó 回来huí lái。

I don't know when he returned from France.
你nǐ 必须bì xū 在zài 后天hòu tiān 以前yǐ qián 完成wán chéng 回家huí jiā 作业zuò yè。

You must get this homework finished by the day after tomorrow.
外国wài guó 投资者tóu zī zhě 从cóng 美国měi guó 收回shōu huí 他们tā men 的de 钱qián。

Foreign investors withdrew their money from America.
昨天晚上zuó tiān wǎn shàng 我wǒ 的de 女儿nǚ ér 一点半yì diǎn bàn 才cái 回家huí jiā。

Last night my daughter didn't come home until half past one.
儿子ér zi 平安无事píng ān wú shì 回家huí jiā 时shí,她tā 高兴gāo xìng 极了jí le.

She was very pleased when her son returned home safe and sound.
我会wǒ huì 在zài 一个月yí gè yuè 后hòu 回来huí lái 和hé 你们nǐ men 见面jiàn miàn。

I will be back to join you in one month.
汤姆tāng mǔ 和玛丽hé mǎ lì 还hái 没méi 弄清楚nòng qīng chǔ 怎么回事zěn me huí shì。

Tom and Mary are still figuring it out.
有yǒu 一首yì shǒu 关于guān yú 澳门ào mén 回归huí guī 的de 歌gē 很hěn 好听hǎo tīng。

There's a really good song about Macau's return to Chinese rule.

Advanced · 高级 (10)

我会wǒ huì 记jì 会议huì yì 笔记bǐ jì，下次xià cì 会议huì yì 前qián 可以kě yǐ 回顾huí gù 一下yí xià。

I'll keep the meeting notes to review them before the next session.
当dāng 我wǒ 回到huí dào 家jiā 的de 时候shí hou，我wǒ 妹妹mèi mei 正在zhèng zài 弹tán 吉他jí tā。

When I came home, my sister was playing the guitar.
如果rú guǒ 我wǒ 没有méi yǒu 给予jǐ yǔ 任何rèn hé 回答huí dá，我wǒ 不会bú huì 说话shuō huà。

If I gave no answer, I would not have spoken.
我wǒ 昨天zuó tiān 放学fàng xué 回家huí jiā 的de 时候shí hou 突然tū rán 下xià 起qǐ 了le 大雨dà yǔ。

Yesterday I was caught in a shower on my way home from school.
我wǒ 回到huí dào 床上chuáng shàng，喝hē 了le 杯bēi 花草huā cǎo 茶chá，吃chī 了le 一块yí kuài 蛋糕dàn gāo。

I returned to bed with herbal tea and a piece of cake.
数月shù yuè 后hòu，牠tā 们men 回到huí dào 了le 北极běi jí 的de 繁殖地fán zhí dì。

A few months later they return to their breeding grounds in the Arctic.
不久bù jiǔ 派对pài duì 完结wán jié，大家dà jiā 也yě 都dōu 回家huí jiā 去qù 了le。

By and by the party ended and everyone went home.
我wǒ 该gāi 去qù 买mǎi 东西dōng xi 了le，我wǒ 一yī 小时xiǎo shí 后hòu 回来huí lái。

I have to go shopping. I'll be back in an hour.
我wǒ 把bǎ 笔记bǐ jì 放在fàng zài 宿舍sù shè 了le，现在xiàn zài 回去huí qù 拿ná。

I left the notes in the dormitory. I'll go back and get them now.
我wǒ 在zài 修理xiū lǐ 回家路上huí jiā lù shang 捡jiǎn 到dào 的de 收音机shōu yīn jī。

I'm fixing the radio which I found on my way home.

Master Dragon · 龙师父 (10)

长话短说cháng huà duǎn shuō，她tā 上shàng 了le 禁飞jìn fēi 名单míng dān，回来huí lái 时shí 还hái 可能kě néng 有yǒu 一架yí jià 无人wú rén 飞机fēi jī 跟着gēn zhe 我们wǒ men。

Long story short, she’s on the No Fly List and we might have been followed here by drone.
汤姆tāng mǔ 陪péi 凯特kǎi tè 走zǒu 回家huí jiā。

Tom walked Kate home.
大使dà shǐ 被bèi 从cóng 华沙huá shā 召回zhào huí。

The ambassador was recalled from Warsaw.
母亲mǔ qīn 又yòu 站zhàn 了le 一会yí huì，然后rán hòu 叹tàn 着zhe 气qì 回到huí dào 了le 自己zì jǐ 的de 房间fáng jiān。

My mother stood for awhile, then sighed as she returned to her room.
你nǐ 应该yīng gāi 为wèi 你nǐ 没有méi yǒu 及时jí shí 回家huí jiā 吃chī 晚餐wǎn cān 向xiàng 你nǐ 父亲fù qīn 道歉dào qiàn。

You should apologize to Dad for not coming home in time for supper.
在zài 全体quán tǐ 职员zhí yuán 回家huí jiā 后hòu，火huǒ 事shì 爆发bào fā 了le。

The fire broke out after the staff went home.
如果rú guǒ 您nín 同意tóng yì 回答huí dá 下面xià miàn 几个jǐ gè 问题wèn tí，我wǒ 就jiù 非常感激fēi cháng gǎn jī 您nín 的de 帮助bāng zhù。

If you would agree to answer some of the questions below, I would be extremely grateful.
那些nà xiē 自zì 认为rèn wéi 讨厌tǎo yàn 电脑diàn nǎo 的de 人rén 就是jiù shì 这么回事zhè me huí shì。他们tā men 真正zhēn zhèng 讨厌tǎo yàn 的de 是shì 差劲chà jìn 的de 程序员chéng xù yuán。

That's the thing about people who think they hate computers. What they really hate is lousy programmers.
汤姆tāng mǔ 没méi 回复huí fù 玛丽mǎ lí。

Tom didn't write Mary back.
齐qí 莉lì 将jiāng 电池diàn chí 回收huí shōu。

Ziri recycled batteries.