回家 (huí jiā) — to return home, to go home
Definition
回家 is a resultative-style verb phrase: 回 marks the direction 'back', 家 is the destination. It implies arriving home, not just going in that direction — unlike 去 which can be left open-ended.
verb
to return hometo go home
Examples
- 回家。Wǒ měi tiān xià bān hòu dōu huí jiā.I go home every day after work.
- 。Wǒ huí le yí tàng jiā.I made a trip home.
- 回家？Nǐ shén me shí hou huí jiā?When are you going home?
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