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    Expressing 'to return' with 返回 (fǎnhuí)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 返回 + (Place)

    Explanation

    返回 (fǎnhuí) means "to return" or "to go back," emphasizing the act of going back to a previous location or state. It is slightly more formal than 回去 and is commonly used in news reports, official announcements, and written Chinese.

    Examples

    • 飞机将于下午三点返回北京。

      Fēijī jiāng yú xiàwǔ sān diǎn fǎnhuí Běijīng.

      The plane will return to Beijing at three in the afternoon.

    • 请所有人员立即返回各自的座位。

      Qǐng suǒyǒu rényuán lìjí fǎnhuí gèzì de zuòwèi.

      All personnel, please return to your seats immediately.

    • 他在国外待了十年，终于返回了家乡。

      Tā zài guówài dāi le shí nián, zhōngyú fǎnhuí le jiāxiāng.

      He stayed abroad for ten years and finally returned to his hometown.

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