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回
huí
Description
"回"最常用的意思是回到某个地方，比如回家、回国。
"回" most commonly means to return to a place, like 回家 (go home) or 回国 (return to one's country).
它也可以表示次数，像"这是第一回"。
It can also indicate the number of times, as in "这是第一回" (this is the first time).
Meanings
回huí
to return; to go back
我要回家了。
I'm going home now.
回huí
to reply; to respond
他没有回我的信息。
He didn't reply to my message.
回huí
time; occurrence (measure word)
这是第一回来北京。
This is my first time in Beijing.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
as a measure word 回 is more colloquial than 次, though often interchangeable.
- Etymology
pictograph of a spiral/coil, giving the core sense of turning back.
In videos
“但是我想等一会再回”
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