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返回

fǎnhuí
verb HSK 5 #3,816

Meanings

  1. 1 to return to; to go back
  2. 2 to get back to (a place or state)

Characters

返
fǎn
to return; to go back
回
huí
to return; back
Both characters mean 'to return' — the doubling creates a more formal word.

Examples

飞机将于下午三点返回北京。
Fēijī jiāng yú xiàwǔ sān diǎn fǎnhuí Běijīng.
The plane will return to Beijing at 3 PM.
请点击返回按钮。
Qǐng diǎnjī fǎnhuí ànniǔ.
Please click the back button.
他出差一周后返回公司。
Tā chūchāi yī zhōu hòu fǎnhuí gōngsī.
He returned to the company after a one-week business trip.
宇航员安全返回了地球。
Yǔhángyuán ānquán fǎnhuí le dìqiú.
The astronaut returned safely to Earth.

Tips

usage
返回 is more formal than 回去 (huíqù). 返回 is used in announcements, software interfaces, and formal writing. In everyday speech, use 回去 or 回来.
usage
Common: 返回原位 (return to original position), 返回键 (back key/button), 返回值 (return value, in programming).

Stroke Order

返 fǎn
回 huí