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回归 (huí guī) — to return to, to go back (to a place or state); (statistics) regression

Definition

回归 emphasizes returning to an original state, place, or condition (回归自然, 回归祖国), or the statistics sense 'regression'. Unlike 回去 (directional 'go back') or 返回 (neutral 'return'), 回归 highlights restoration to a prior state.

verb
to return toto go back (to a place or state)(statistics) regression

Examples

  • ，回归。
    Jīn nián tā jué dìng lí kāi chéng shì, huí guī zì rán.
    This year he decided to leave the city and return to nature.
  • 回归。
    Kē xué jiā yòng huí guī fēn xī lái yù cè fáng jià.
    Scientists use regression analysis to predict housing prices.
  • ，1997回归。
    Jīng guò cháng qī tán pàn, xiāng gǎng yú 1997 nián huí guī zǔ guó.
    After long negotiations, Hong Kong returned to the motherland in 1997.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

回huíreturn
归guīgo back

回 and 归 both mean return, so together they emphasize going back to 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.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 歸; 归 is its simplified writing.

  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤ancient form of {{zh-l|*師|troops}}
  • 帚帚zhǒubroom; sweep

The traditional form 歸 combines 𠂤 (troops) and 帚 (broom; sweep) to show sweeping away an enemy and returning; the simplified 归 is a later abbreviation.

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