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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 回来
[huílái]
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动
从某处回到原处(说话人现在在原处)
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你务必回来一趟。
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动
用在动词后,表示动作使人或事物从别处到原处或说话人所在地
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买回来一包糖果
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鸽子飞回来了。
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Examples
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他回来不回来,可没准儿。
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他刚出门,一会儿就回来。
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He's just gone out, he'll be back soon.
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村里传说他叔要从国外回来了。
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The villagers are all saying that his uncle is soon coming home from abroad.
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把耽误的时间夺回来
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make up for lost time
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打电报让他回来
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wire him to come back
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等到天黑,他方才回来。
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He didn't come back until after dark.
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他的钱全放出去了,一时收不回来。
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All his money has been loaned out. He can't get it back for the moment.
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她去了没多大工夫就回来了。
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She didn't take long to get there and come back.
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我估摸着她月底就能回来。
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I reckon she'll be back by the end of this month.
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Collocations
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从外地回来
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to return from somewhere else
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回来的路上
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the way back
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开会回来
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to return from a conference
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拿回来
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to bring something back
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跑回来
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to run back
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买回来
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to buy something back
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接他回来
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carry him home
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