归程 (guī chéng) — return journey
Definition
归程 (guīchéng) is the journey back to where one started — literary or written register, more elegant than the everyday 回家 (hújiā). Use it for the trip itself, not the destination.
noun
return journey
Measure word · 段
Examples
- 归程。Tā tà shàng le huí jiā de guī chéng.He set off on his return journey home.
- 归程。Màn cháng de guī chéng zhōng yú jié shù le.The long return journey finally ended.
- 归程。Lǚ kè men dōu zài qī pàn zhe tí qián kāi shǐ guī chéng.All the passengers are looking forward to starting the return journey early.
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