归来 guīlái to return
to return; to come back
How to remember 归来: 归 to return + 来 come = to return.
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How it is used
- To return, come back - literary/elevated - 胜利归来 (shènglì guīlái) to return in triumph; 游子归来 (yóuzǐ guīlái) the wanderer returns home.
- More poetic than everyday 回来 (huílái); common in titles, songs, and formal writing.
- Often follows the manner/circumstance of return: 满载而归 style phrasing.