重返

chóngfǎn

verb HSK 7 #7,846

Meanings

1 to return to; to go back to
2 to revisit; to come back (to a place or state)

Characters

again; once more; to repeat

to return; to go back

Again + return — to go back once more, often after a long absence

Examples

他退休后重返工作岗位。

Tā tuìxiū hòu chóngfǎn gōngzuò gǎngwèi.

He returned to work after retirement.

宇航员重返地球。

Yǔhángyuán chóngfǎn dìqiú.

The astronauts returned to Earth.

她重返校园继续深造。

Tā chóngfǎn xiàoyuán jìxù shēnzào.

She went back to school to further her studies.

Tips

register

重返 is more literary and formal than 回到 (huídào, go back to). It emphasizes a significant or dramatic return after a notable absence. Common in news, sports, and formal writing.

mistakes

The 重 here is chóng (2nd tone, 'again'), not zhòng (4th tone, 'heavy'). A useful rule: 重 meaning 'again/repeat' is chóng; meaning 'heavy/important' is zhòng.

Stroke Order

重 zhòng

返 fǎn