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归来

guī lái

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 歸來

归来 (guī lái) means "to return; to come back". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 归来 means

1. to return
2. to come back

The characters in 归来

• 归guīto return; to go back to; to give back to
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…

Example sentences

• 那只狗日复一日地等待着主人的归来。
  Nà zhī gǒurì fù yī rì de děngdài zhe zhǔrén de guī lái.
  The dog waited day after day for its master's return.

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