归来 (guī lái) — to return, to come back (formal/literary)
Definition
归来 is a formal, literary 'to return / to come back' — written or elevated, not everyday speech. Use 回来 in normal conversation; 重返 means 'return to (a place, position, or state)' with a sense of resuming.
verb
to returnto come back (formal/literary)
Examples
- 归来。Tā guī lái hòu dì yī jiàn shì jiù shì gěi mǔ qīn dǎ diàn huà.The first thing he did after returning was call his mother.
- ，归来。Chūn tiān dào le, yàn zi cóng nán fāng guī lái.Spring has arrived; the swallows have returned from the south.
- 归来，。Yóu zǐ guī lái, gù xiāng yǐ biàn le mú yàng.When the wanderer returned, his hometown had already changed.
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