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Chinese Pinyin Translation
还 還 huán v. to pay back / to return syn
回 逥 huí v., m.w. to go back / to return / to turn back / to turn around / to reply / to answer / classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book) / classifier for occurrences or times / to curve / to revolve syn
反 fǎn adj., v., adv. contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system syn
回来 回來 huí lai v. to return / to come back syn
回去 huí qu v. to return / to go back syn
反复 反復 fǎn fù adv., v., n. repeatedly / over and over / to upend / unstable / to come and go / (of an illness) to return syn
回报 回報 huí bào v. (in) return / reciprocation / payback / retaliation / to report back / to reciprocate syn
退还 退還 tuì huán v. to return (sth borrowed etc) / to send back / to refund / to rebate syn
找 zhǎo v. to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek / to return / to give change syn
退 tuì v. to retreat / to withdraw / to reject / to return (sth) / to decline syn
归 歸 guī v., prep. to return / to go back to / to give back to / (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by / to belong to / to gather together / (used between two identical verbs) despite / to marry (of a woman) (old) / division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor syn
归来 歸來 guī lái v. to return / to come back syn
退回 tuì huí v. to return (an item) / to send back / to go back syn
重回 chóng huí to return
回转 迴轉 huí zhuǎn to revolve / to rotate / to turn around / to turn back / to go back / to return / (skiing) slalom syn
回路 huí lù to return / circuit (e.g. electric) / loop
转去 轉去 zhuàn qù to return / to go back
返程 fǎn chéng return trip / to make a return trip / to return
发回 發回 fā huí to send back / to return
复归 復歸 fù guī to return / to come back syn
送还 送還 sòng huán to return / to give back / to send back / to repatriate syn
回返 huí fǎn to return / to go back / to come back syn
复 覆 fù to go and return / to return / to resume / to return to a normal or original state / to repeat / again / to recover / to restore / to turn over / to reply / to answer / to reply to a letter / to retaliate / to carry out syn
返 fǎn to return (to) syn
酬 醻 chóu to entertain / to repay / to return / to reward / to compensate / to reply / to answer syn
囘 huí to go back / to return / to turn back / to turn around / to reply / to answer / classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book) / classifier for occurrences or times / to curve / to return / to revolve / variant of 回[hui2]
囬 huí to go back / to return / to turn back / to turn around / to reply / to answer / classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book) / classifier for occurrences or times / to curve / to return / to revolve / variant of 回[hui2]
璧还 璧還 bì huán return (a borrowed object) with thanks / decline (a gift) with thanks syn
澴 huán to return (of waves)
回还 回還 huí huán to return
帰 guī to return / to go back to / to give back to / (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by / to belong to / to gather together / (used between two identical verbs) despite / to marry (of a woman) (old) / division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor / Japanese variant of 歸|归
廻 huí to curve / to return / to revolve / variant of 迴|回[hui2]
复返 復返 fù fǎn to come back / to return syn
回退 huí tuì to revert (computing) / to return (a package or letter) to the sender
回过头来 回過頭來 huí guò tóu lái to turn one's head / to turn around / (fig.) to return (to a previous point) / to come back (to what one was saying before) / (fig.) to look back (in time) / to reflect on the past
Chinese Pinyin Translation
回复 回復 huí fù v. to recover / to revert / to return to (good health, normal condition etc) / variant of 回覆|回复[hui2fu4] syn
返回 fǎn huí v. to return to / to come (or go) back syn
归还 歸還 guī huán v. to return sth / to revert syn
急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì seeking instant benefit (idiom) / shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return syn
归口 歸口 guī kǒu to return to one's original trade / to put (a business etc) under the administration of the relevant central authority / (the) relevant (department in charge of sth) syn
归位 歸位 guī wèi to put sth back where it belongs / to return to the original position / to return to one's seat (in a classroom)
打退堂鼓 dǎ tuì táng gǔ lit. to beat the return drum (idiom) / fig. to give up / to turn tail syn
归路 歸路 guī lù the way back / return route
礼尚往来 禮尚往來 lǐ shàng wǎng lái lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom) / fig. to return politeness for politeness syn
以德报怨 以德報怨 yǐ dé bào yuàn to return good for evil (idiom) / to requite evil with good syn
回到 huí dào to return to syn
回家 huí jiā to return home syn
回归 回歸 huí guī v. to return to / to retreat / regression (statistics)
来回 來回 lái huí v., n., adv. to make a round trip / return journey / back and forth / to and fro / repeatedly syn
回国 回國 huí guó to return to one's home country
回落 huí luò v. to fall back / to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc) syn
回车 回車 huí chē to turn a vehicle around / (computing) "carriage return" character / the "Enter" key / to hit the "Enter" key
重返 chóng fǎn v. to return to syn
退货 退貨 tuì huò to return merchandise / to withdraw a product
先到 xiān dào first arrival / first return
还给 還給 huán gěi to return sth to sb syn
返还 返還 fǎn huán v. restitution / return of something to its original owner / remittance
复古 復古 fù gǔ to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) syn
归宿 歸宿 guī sù n. place to return to / home / final destination / ending
凯旋 凱旋 kǎi xuán v. to return in triumph / to return victorious syn
神雕侠侣 神鵰俠侶 shén diāo xiá lǚ "The Return of the Condor Heroes" (1959-61 wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jin1 Yong1])
海归 海歸 hǎi guī sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1]) / to return to China after a period of study or work overseas
回程 huí chéng return trip syn
荒芜 荒蕪 huāng wú left to return to unchecked growth / overgrown / grown wild syn
水仙 shuǐ xiān narcissus / daffodil / legendary aquatic immortal / refers to those buried at sea / person who wanders abroad and does not return
生还 生還 shēng huán to return alive / to survive syn
退换货 退換貨 tuì huàn huò to return a product for another item
东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) / fig. to make a comeback syn
还击 還擊 huán jī to hit back / to return fire syn
归国 歸國 guī guó to go home (to one's native country) / to return from abroad
回老家 huí lǎo jiā to go back to one's roots / to return to one's native place / by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die) syn
卷土重来 卷土重來 juǎn tǔ chóng lái lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom) / fig. to regroup and come back even stronger / to make a comeback syn
交还 交還 jiāo huán to return sth / to hand back
回访 回訪 huí fǎng (pay a) return visit syn
返乡 返鄉 fǎn xiāng to return to one's home town syn
回击 回擊 huí jī to fight back / to return fire / to counterattack syn
归队 歸隊 guī duì to return to one's unit / to go back to one's station in life
报以 報以 bào yǐ to give in return
退票 tuì piào to bounce (a check) / to return a ticket / ticket refund
投资回报 投資回報 tóu zī huí bào investment return
回京 huí jīng to return to the capital
回车键 回車鍵 huí chē jiàn (computing) enter key / return key (on a keyboard)
回敬 huí jìng to return a compliment / to give sth in return
转移支付 轉移支付 zhuǎn yí zhī fù transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return)
回春 huí chūn return of spring syn
往复 往復 wǎng fù to go and come back / to make a return trip / backwards and forwards (e.g. of piston or pump action) / to reciprocate (of machine part) syn
返家 fǎn jiā to return home syn
返航 fǎn háng to return to the point of departure
报税 報稅 bào shuì to file an income tax return / to declare dutiable goods (at customs)
回礼 回禮 huí lǐ to return a greeting / to send a gift in return syn
投资回报率 投資回報率 tóu zī huí bào lǜ return on investment (ROI)
还礼 還禮 huán lǐ to return a politeness / to present a gift in return syn
还乡 還鄉 huán xiāng (literary) to return to one's native place syn
回电 回電 huí diàn to call sb back (on the phone) / a return call / to reply to a telegram / to wire back / a reply telegram
反哺 fǎn bǔ to support one's parents in their old age / to show filial piety / to to repay / to return a favor
满载而归 滿載而歸 mǎn zài ér guī (idiom) to return from a rewarding journey
还魂 還魂 huán hún to return from the grave / (old) to recycle (waste products) syn
打退堂鼓 dá tuì táng gǔ lit. to beat the return drum (idiom) / fig. to give up / to turn tail syn
复工 復工 fù gōng to return to work (after a stoppage)
还书 還書 huán shū return books
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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