Word: 回 (huí)

一回生，两回熟

yìhuíshēng, liǎng huí shú

strangers the first time, familiar the second

一脱险，就给我回个电话。

Yì tuōxiǎn, jiù gěi wǒ huí gè diànhuà.

As soon as you're out of danger, call me back.

下了课，老师径直回了办公室。

Xià le kè, lǎoshī jìngzhí huíle bàngōngshì.

After class, the teacher went directly back to the office.

下课后请把体育器材放回仓库。

Xiàkè hòu qǐng bǎ tǐyù qìcái fàng huí cāngkù.

After class, please put the sports equipment back in the storeroom.

不能把牙膏塞回管里。

Bùnéng bǎ yágāo sāi huí guǎn lǐ.

You can't put toothpaste back in the tube.

丢了钱包，他狼狈地回了家。

Diū le qiánbāo, tā lángbèi de huíle jiā.

Having lost his wallet, he made his way home in a sorry state.

人生能有几回搏

rénshēng néng yǒu jǐ huí bó

how many times in a life can one strive all-out

他一放学就回宿舍了。

Tā yí fàngxué jiù huí sùshè le.

He went back to the dorm as soon as he finished class.

他卸任后搬回了老家。

Tā xièrèn hòu bān huíle lǎojiā.

After leaving office, he moved back to his hometown.

他去去就回。

Tā qù qù jiù huí.

He will be back soon.

他回店里去了。

Tā huí diàn lǐ qùle.

He went back to the store.

他拖着疲惫的身躯回了家。

Tā tuōzhe píbèi de shēnqū huíle jiā.

He dragged his weary body home.

他暗中把钱放回了抽屉。

Tā ànzhōng bǎ qián fàng huíle chōuti.

He slipped the money back into the drawer on the sly.

他私自把公司的车开回了家。

Tā sīzì bǎ gōngsī de chē kāi huíle jiā.

He secretly drove the company car home.

他还没回我的信。

Tā hái méi huí wǒ de xìn.

He hasn't answered my letter yet.

你什么时候回马来西亚？

Nǐ shénme shíhou huí Mǎláixīyà?

When are you going back to Malaysia?

你去了几回？

Nǐ qùle jǐ huí?

How many trips did you make?

你回家乡去住多少天？

Nǐ huí jiāxiāng qù zhù duōshǎo tiān?

How many days are you going to be visiting your hometown?

俘虏被送回了自己的国家。

Fúlǔ bèi sòng huíle zìjǐ de guójiā.

The prisoners of war were sent back to their own country.

债券到期后，你可以拿回本钱。

Zhàiquàn dàoqī hòu, nǐ kěyǐ ná huí běnqián.

When the bond matures, you can get your principal back.

债券到期后能拿回本钱。

Zhàiquàn dàoqī hòu néng ná huí běnqián.

When the bond matures, you get your principal back.

出笼的小鸟儿,放得出收不回

chūlóng de xiǎo niǎor,fàng déchū shōu bù huí

a little bird out of its cage: can be let out but not taken back

出笼的鸟儿收不回

chūlóng de niǎor shōu bù huí

a bird out of its cage can't be taken back

台风来了，船舶都回港了。

Táifēng láile, chuánbó dōu huí gǎng le.

A typhoon is coming, so the boats have all returned to port.

听说奶奶生病，我火速回了家。

Tīngshuō nǎinai shēngbìng, wǒ huǒsù huíle jiā.

When I heard Grandma was ill, I dashed home at once.

周末我们回村看奶奶。

Zhōumò wǒmen huí cūn kàn nǎinai.

This weekend we're going back to the village to see Grandma.

回办公室去。

Huí bàngōngshì qù.

Go back to the office.

大雾中，渔船迷失了回港的方向。

Dàwù zhōng, yúchuán míshīle huí gǎng de fāngxiàng.

In the thick fog, the fishing boat lost its way back to port.

天有时刻阴晴，人有三回六转

tiān yǒu shíkè yīnqíng, rén yǒu sān huí liù zhuǎn

the sky is cloudy or clear from moment to moment; a person turns three times and twists six ways

她只在私信里回了我。

Tā zhǐ zài sīxìn lǐ huíle wǒ.

She only replied to me in a private message.

她没有回我的信。

Tā méiyǒu huí wǒ de xìn.

She gave no answer to my letter.

她的头发长回原来的长度了。

Tā de tóufa zhǎng huí yuánlái de chángdù le.

Her hair grew back to its original length.

孙猴子回花果山，一个跟头栽到了家

sūnhóuzi huí Huāguǒ Shān, yí gè gēntou zāi dàole jiā

Monkey Sun goes back to Flower-Fruit Mountain: one tumble and he's home

工会帮工人要回了工资。

Gōnghuì bāng gōngrén yào huíle gōngzī.

The union got the workers their wages back.

您什么时候回意大利？

Nín shénme shíhou huí Yìdàlì?

When are you going back to Italy?

我会给你回电话的。

Wǒ huì gěi nǐ huí diànhuà de.

I'll call you back.

我准备回上海了。

Wǒ zhǔnbèi huí Shànghǎi le.

Now I'm preparing to go back to Shanghai.

我回过头去。

Wǒ huí guòtóu qù.

I looked over my shoulder.

我在回波士顿。

Wǒ zài huí Bōshìdùn.

I'm on my way back to Boston.

我坐火车回了家。

Wǒ zuò huǒchē huíle jiā.

I returned home by train.

我必须回办公室。

Wǒ bìxū huí bàngōngshì.

I have to go back to the office.

我无家可回。

Wǒ wú jiā kě huí.

I have no home to return to.

我明天会回日本。

Wǒ míngtiān huì huí Rìběn.

I'll come back to Japan tomorrow.

我明天回日本。

Wǒ míngtiān huí Rìběn.

I'll be going back to Japan tomorrow.

我这回能赢。

Wǒ zhè huí néng yíng.

I can win this time.

把书放回书架上。

Bǎ shū fàng huí shūjià shàng.

Put the book back on the shelf.

把书放回原来的地方。

Bǎ shū fàng huí yuánlái de dìfang.

Put the book back where you found it.

把书放回它原来的地方。

Bǎ shū fàng huí tā yuánlái de dìfang.

Put the book back where it was.

把它放回桌子上。

Bǎ tā fàng huí zhuōzi shàng.

Put it back on the desk.

接到电话后，他连夜赶回了老家。

Jiēdào diànhuà hòu, tā liányè gǎn huíle lǎojiā.

After getting the call, he rushed back to his hometown that very night.

有钱难买回头看，头若回看后悔无

yǒuqián nán mǎi huítóu kàn, tóu ruò huí kàn hòuhuǐ wú

money can't buy looking back; if you look back, there's no regret

有风暴潮，渔船都回港了。

Yǒu fēngbàocháo, yúchuán dōu huí gǎng le.

With a storm surge coming, the fishing boats all returned to port.

朋友没回信息，你别多心。

Péngyou méi huí xìnxī, nǐ bié duōxīn.

Your friend didn't reply to your message, but don't read too much into it.

没有必要回那封信。

Méiyǒu bìyào huí nà fēng xìn.

You don't need to answer that letter.

河有九曲八弯，人有三回六转

hé yǒu jiǔqǔ bā wān, rén yǒu sān huí liù zhuǎn

a river has nine bends and eight turns; a person has three reversals and six changes

消失了的渔船安全地回了港。

Xiāoshī le de yúchuán ānquán de huíle gǎng.

The fishing boat that had been missing returned to its port safely.

渔船晚上都回港了。

Yúchuán wǎnshang dōu huí gǎng le.

The fishing boats all return to the harbor in the evening.

请叫她给我回个电话。

Qǐng jiào tā gěi wǒ huí gè diànhuà.

Please tell her to call me back.

请把发票留好，回公司才能报销。

Qǐng bǎ fāpiào liú hǎo, huí gōngsī cái néng bàoxiāo.

Please keep the receipt, or you can't get reimbursed back at the company.

请把这只海星轻轻放回海里。

Qǐng bǎ zhè zhī hǎixīng qīngqīng fàng huí hǎilǐ.

Please gently put this starfish back into the sea.

还完钱，记得要回借条。

Hái wán qián, jìde yào huí jiètiáo.

After you pay the money back, remember to get the loan receipt back.

这个月你做过多少回？

Zhège yuè nǐ zuòguo duōshǎo huí?

How many times have you done that this month?

这回是轮到我惊讶了。

Zhè huí shì lún dào wǒ jīngyàle.

Now it was my turn to be surprised.

钱财再多，也买不回健康。

Qiáncái zài duō, yě mǎi bù huí jiànkāng.

No matter how much wealth you have, it can't buy back your health.

鱼每年春天回河里繁衍。

Yú měinián chūntiān huí hé lǐ fányǎn.

Every spring the fish return to the river to reproduce.

齐里走回里面。

Qí lǐ zǒu huí lǐmiàn.

Ziri headed back inside.