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回归
huíguī
Description
"回归"的意思是回到原来的地方或状态。
"回归" means to return to the original place or state.
我们常说游子回归故乡，也可以说生活回归正常。
We often say 游子回归故乡 (the wanderer returns home), and we can also say 生活回归正常 (life returns to normal).
Meanings
回归huíguī
to return; go back to a place or state
疫情过后，生活慢慢回归正常。
After the pandemic, life slowly returned to normal.
回归huíguī
return of territory to a country's sovereignty
1997年，香港回归了中国。
In 1997, Hong Kong returned to China.
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Notes
- Etymology
回 (return) + 归 (go back home), a compound of two similar-meaning characters.
- Nuance
more formal and literary than 回来; often used for returning to an original state.
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