返回 fǎnhuí to return to
to return to; to come (or go) back
How to remember 返回: 返 to restore + 回 return = to return to.
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How it is used
- To go/come back to a place or previous state - 返回原地 (fǎnhuí yuándì) return to the original spot; the 'Back' button in software is 返回.
- More formal than 回来 (huílái) / 回去 (huíqù); common in navigation, tech UIs, and written instructions.
Example sentences
- 一个小时后，她返回了。 Yígè xiǎoshí hòu, tā fǎnhuí le.She came back an hour later.
- 暴风雪使得我们难以返回营地。 Bàofēngxuě shǐde wǒmen nányǐ fǎnhuí yíngdì.We found it very hard going back to our base camp in the blizzard.