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回去 (huí qù) — to go back, to return

Definition

回去 is a direction complement: the speaker leaves some place and goes back (away from here). Contrast with 回来, where the speaker comes back toward here.

verb
to go backto return

Examples

  • 回去。
    Wǒ míng tiān huí qù.
    I will go back tomorrow.
  • 回去。
    Tā yǐ jīng huí qù le.
    He has already gone back.
  • 回去。
    Wǒ men xià wǔ huí qù ba.
    Let's go back in the afternoon.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

回huíreturn
去qùgo

回 means return and 去 means go; together they describe going back to another place.

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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.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

去 pairs 大, a man, with 口, a mouth or object. The evidence reads this as a man leaving a place, a man opening his mouth, or a cover over an object.

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