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| Pronunciation |
: |
guī |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- return. (v)
- go back to. (v)
- give back to. (v)
- belong to. (v)
- (used between two identical verbs) despite. (prep)
|
| Radical |
: |
彐 |
| Strokes |
: |
5 |
| Traditional |
: |
歸 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
12.0% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
|
: |
return; give something back to |
| 2. |
|
|
: |
include; sum up; conclude |
Sentences:
| 1. He goes out early and returns late every day. |
| tā |
měi |
tiān |
dōu |
zǎo |
chū |
wǎn |
guī |
。 |
| 他 |
每 |
天 |
都 |
早 |
出 |
晚 |
归 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 每天 |
: |
every day |
| 都 |
: |
all |
| 早出晚归 |
: |
goes out early and returns late |
|
| 2. You have to give back what you don’t use. |
| nǐ |
bì |
xū |
guī |
hái |
méi |
yǒu |
yòng |
guò |
de |
dōng |
xī |
。 |
| 你 |
必 |
须 |
归 |
还 |
没 |
有 |
用 |
过 |
的 |
东 |
西 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 必须 |
: |
should |
| 归还 |
: |
return |
| 没有 |
: |
haven’t |
| 用 |
: |
use |
| 过 |
: |
used after a verb to indicate the completion of an action |
| 的 |
: |
particle used after an attribute; to |
| 东西 |
: |
thing |
|
| 3. He went shopping today and returned fully loaded. |
| tā |
jīn |
tiān |
qù |
gòu |
wù |
le |
， |
mǎn |
zǎi |
ér |
guī |
。 |
| 他 |
今 |
天 |
去 |
购 |
物 |
了 |
， |
满 |
载 |
而 |
归 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 今天 |
: |
today |
| 去 |
: |
go |
| 购物 |
: |
shopping |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
| 满载而归 |
: |
(idiom) return fully loaded; come back with fruitful results |
|
| 4. This book belongs to him. |
| zhè |
běn |
shū |
guī |
tā |
suǒ |
yǒu |
。 |
| 这 |
本 |
书 |
归 |
他 |
所 |
有 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 本 |
: |
measure word |
| 书 |
: |
book |
| 归 |
: |
belong to |
| 他 |
: |
him |
| 所有 |
: |
possession |
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