归来 歸來
归来 歸來 guī lái ㄍㄨㄟ ㄌㄞˊ gwai1 loi4 HSK 7-9
- to return
- to come back
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归 歸
- 回归 回歸 huí guī ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄟ wui4 gwai1 to return to
- 归宿 歸宿 guī sù ㄍㄨㄟ ㄙㄨˋ gwai1 suk1 place to return to
- 归属 歸屬 guī shǔ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄕㄨˇ gwai1 suk6 to belong to
- 归纳 歸納 guī nà ㄍㄨㄟ ㄋㄚˋ gwai1 naap6 to sum up
- 归结 歸結 guī jié ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gwai1 git3 to sum up; to conclude; to put in a nutshell
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- 归还 歸還 guī huán ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢˊ gwai1 waan4 to return sth
- 改邪归正 改邪歸正 gǎi xié guī zhèng ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ goi2 ce4 gwai1 zing3 to mend one's ways (idiom)
- 归根到底 歸根到底 guī gēn dào dǐ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ gwai1 gan1 dou3 dai2 after all
- 无家可归 無家可歸 wú jiā kě guī ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄟ mou4 gaa1 ho2 gwai1 (idiom) homeless
- 九归 九歸 jiǔ guī ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄟ gau2 gwai1 abacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor)
- 于归 于歸 yú guī ㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄟ jyu4 gwai1 (literary) (of a girl) to marry
- 划归 劃歸 huà guī ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄟ waak6 gwai1 to incorporate
- 复归 復歸 fù guī ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟ fuk6 gwai1 to return
- 晚归 晚歸 wǎn guī ㄨㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟ maan5 gwai1 to return late; to come home late
- 东归 東歸 dōng guī ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄟ dung1 gwai1 lit. to return east
- 荣归 榮歸 róng guī ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟ wing4 gwai1 to return home with honor
- 归仁 歸仁 Guī rén ㄍㄨㄟ ㄖㄣˊ gwai1 jan4 Gueiren, a district in Tainan 台南, Taiwan
- 归位 歸位 guī wèi ㄍㄨㄟ ㄨㄟˋ gwai1 wai2 to put sth back where it belongs
- 归并 歸併 guī bìng ㄍㄨㄟ ㄅㄧㄥˋ gwai1 bing3 to put together
- 归依 歸依 guī yī ㄍㄨㄟ ㄧ gwai1 ji1 to convert to (a religion)
来 來
- 上来 上來 shàng lái ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ soeng5 loi4 to come up
- 下来 下來 xià lai ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄞ haa6 loi4 to come down
- 以来 以來 yǐ lái ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ ji5 loi4 since (used after a specified time or event)
- 来信 來信 lái xìn ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ loi4 seon3 incoming letter
- 来到 來到 lái dào ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄠˋ loi4 dou3 to arrive; to come
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- 来回 來回 lái huí ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ loi4 wui4 to make a round trip
- 来客 來客 lái kè ㄌㄞˊ ㄎㄜˋ loi4 haak3 guest
- 来年 來年 lái nián ㄌㄞˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ loi4 nin4 next year
- 来往 來往 lái wǎng ㄌㄞˊ ㄨㄤˇ loi4 wong5 to come and go
- 来得 來得 lái de ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜ loi4 dak1 to emerge (from a comparison)
- 来历 來歷 lái lì ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄧˋ loi4 lik6 history
- 来源 來源 lái yuán ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ loi4 jyun4 source (of information etc)
- 来临 來臨 lái lín ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ loi4 lam4 to approach; to come closer
- 来自 來自 lái zì ㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋ loi4 zi6 to come from (a place)
- 来访 來訪 lái fǎng ㄌㄞˊ ㄈㄤˇ loi4 fong2 to pay a visit
- 来宾 來賓 lái bīn ㄌㄞˊ ㄅㄧㄣ loi4 ban1 guest
- 来电 來電 lái diàn ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ loi4 din6 incoming telephone call (or telegram)
- 传来 傳來 chuán lái ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ cyun4 loi4 (of a sound) to come through
- 出来 出來 chū lái ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊ ceot1 loi4 to come out
- 到来 到來 dào lái ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ dou3 loi4 to arrive
Idioms with these characters
- 百川归海 百川歸海 bǎi chuān guī hǎi ㄅㄞˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄞˇ baak3 cyun1 gwai1 hoi2 all things tend in one direction (idiom)
- 不醉不归 不醉不歸 bù zuì bù guī ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟ bat1 zeoi3 bat1 gwai1 lit. to not go home until drunk (idiom)
- 改邪归正 改邪歸正 gǎi xié guī zhèng ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ goi2 ce4 gwai1 zing3 to mend one's ways (idiom)
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- 归根究底 歸根究底 guī gēn jiū dǐ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ gwai1 gan1 gau3 dai2 (idiom) in the final analysis
- 归心似箭 歸心似箭 guī xīn sì jiàn ㄍㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gwai1 sam1 ci5 zin3 with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
- 涓滴归公 涓滴歸公 juān dī guī gōng ㄐㄩㄢ ㄉㄧ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ gyun1 dik6 gwai1 gung1 every drop returns to the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused
- 落叶归根 落葉歸根 luò yè guī gēn ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ lok6 jip6 gwai1 gan1 lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
- 满载而归 滿載而歸 mǎn zài ér guī ㄇㄢˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄟ mun5 zoi2 ji4 gwai1 (idiom) to return from a rewarding journey
- 命归黄泉 命歸黃泉 mìng guī Huáng quán ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ming6 gwai1 wong4 cyun4 lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黄泉 (idiom)
- 铩羽而归 鎩羽而歸 shā yǔ ér guī ㄕㄚ ㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄟ saat3 jyu5 ji4 gwai1 (idiom) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions
- 本来面目 本來面目 běn lái miàn mù ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ bun2 loi4 min6 muk6 (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
- 独来独往 獨來獨往 dú lái dú wǎng ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄨㄤˇ duk6 loi4 duk6 wong5 (idiom) to be a loner; to keep to oneself
- 飞来横祸 飛來橫禍 fēi lái hèng huò ㄈㄟ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ fei1 loi4 waang6 wo6 sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)
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- 风雨欲来 風雨欲來 fēng yǔ yù lái ㄈㄥ ㄩˇ ㄩˋ ㄌㄞˊ fung1 jyu5 juk6 loi4 lit. storm clouds approach
- 纷至沓来 紛至沓來 fēn zhì tà lái ㄈㄣ ㄓˋ ㄊㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊ fan1 zi3 daap6 loi4 to come thick and fast (idiom)
- 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄕㄤˋ hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5 (idiom) see 后来者居上
- 呼来喝去 呼來喝去 hū lái hè qù ㄏㄨ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄜˋ ㄑㄩˋ fu1 loi4 hot3 heoi3 to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders
- 呼之即来 呼之即來 hū zhī jí lái ㄏㄨ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄞˊ fu1 zi1 zik1 loi4 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
- 鉴往知来 鑒往知來 jiàn wǎng zhī lái ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄓ ㄌㄞˊ gaam3 wong5 zi1 loi4 to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
- 继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄌㄞˊ gai3 wong5 hoi1 loi4 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
Example sentences
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那 只 隻 狗日 复 復 一 日 地 等待 着 著 主人 的 归来 歸來 。
The dog waited day after day for its master's return.
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