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返 (fǎn): to return; to go back

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HSK 4verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to return; to go back
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 4
Strokes: 7
Radical: 辶
Structure: 半包围结构

Full definitions

to return
to go back
to turn around
to reverse

Chinese explanation

回到原来的地方
归还，把东西交回原主
表示动作方向相反，如“返工”指重新做。

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Example sentences

He returns to Beijing tomorrow.

This flight takes five hours round-trip.

Please return the borrowed books to the library.

He left and never returned; there has been no news since.

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