回去

huíqu

verb HSK 2 #427

Meanings

1 to go back
2 to return (away from speaker)

Characters

to go (away from speaker)

去 indicates direction away from the speaker

Examples

HSK 1

我要回去了。

Wǒ yào huíqu le.

I need to go back now.

HSK 1

你回去吧。

Nǐ huíqu ba.

Go on back.

HSK 5

天快黑了，我们回去吧。

Tiān kuài hēi le, wǒmen huíqu ba.

It's getting dark, let's head back.

Tips

grammar

回去 means returning away from the current location. 回来 means returning toward the speaker. Compare: 你什么时候回来？(When will you come back here?)

Stroke Order

回 huí

去 qù