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    Expressing coming back with 回来 (huílái)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 回来 + 了

    Explanation

    回来 means "to come back" or "to return," indicating movement back toward the speaker's location. It is a directional complement verb used after another verb or on its own. Use it when someone or something returns to the place where the speaker is.

    Examples

    • 你什么时候回来？我做好饭了。

      nǐ shénme shíhou huílái? wǒ zuò hǎo fàn le.

      When are you coming back? I've finished cooking.

    • 她出差一个星期，昨天终于回来了。

      tā chūchāi yī gè xīngqī, zuótiān zhōngyú huílái le.

      She was on a business trip for a week and finally came back yesterday.

    • 别担心，爸爸很快就回来。

      Bié dānxīn, bàba hěn kuài jiù huílái.

      Don't worry, Dad will be back soon.

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