回到 (huí dào) — to return to (a place or state) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

回到 emphasizes arriving back at a place or state, more concrete than the abstract 回来 ('come back').

verb

to return to (a place or state)

Examples

回到。
Wǒ míng tiān huí dào běi jīng.
I will return to Beijing tomorrow.
，回到。
Jīng guò zhì liáo, tā zhōng yú huí dào le zhèng cháng zhuàng tài.
After treatment, he finally returned to a normal state.
回到。
Wǒ men huí dào gāng cái de huà tí jì xù tǎo lùn.
Let's return to the previous topic and continue discussing.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

回 gives the motion of returning, and 到 marks arrival at a place or state.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

回 comes from a drawing of a spiral, showing something turning around.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

至至zhìto arrive

Sound part声符shēngfú

刀

刀dāo到dào

Same sound today

到 combines 至, meaning 'to arrive', with 刀 as the sound part. The 至 part points to the idea of reaching a stopping point.

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