回来 (回來) huílai
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huílai
verb
to return; to come back
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Direction 方向
Notes: Often functions as a compound complement of direction. 来 indicates that the object is coming back to the speaker. For example, in spoken Chinese, 你回来啦！ 'You have come back!' (Lao She, 2003, p. 176; ABC 'huílai' 回来 rv, p. 392; CC-CEDICT '回來'; Guoyu '回來' 1) -
huílai
verb
wait on
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 等一会儿 (Guoyu '回來' 2)
Contained in
- 来回来去(來回來去) repeatedly; back and forth again
- 话又说回来(話又說回來) returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...; in this connection; in passing; nevertheless,...
- 赚回来(賺回來) to earn back (money one invested, wasted etc)
- 话说回来(話說回來) returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...; in this connection; in passing; nevertheless,...; anyhow
- 来回来去地(來回來去地) backwards and forwards
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 第二回 Chapter 119 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 33
- 第二回 Chapter 101 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 14
- 第二回 Chapter 85 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 14
- 第二回 Chapter 67 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 13
- 第二回 Chapter 94 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 13
- 第二回 Chapter 97 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 11
- 第十六回 Chapter 16 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 11
- 第二回 Chapter 103 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 10
- 第二回 Chapter 78 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 10
- 第六十二回 Chapter 62 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 9
Collocations
- 回来报 (回來報) 回來報與頭領 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第二十回 Chapter 20 — count: 4
- 回来说道 (回來說道) 回來說道 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第十八回 Chapter 18 — count: 4
- 人回来 (人回來) 不想那兩個防送公人回來 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第十七回 Chapter 17 — count: 4
- 奔回来 (奔回來) 慌忙奔回來報知花榮 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第三十三回 Chapter 33 — count: 3
- 州回来 (州回來) 前者戴宗哥哥到薊州回來 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第四十七回 Chapter 47 — count: 2
- 晚回来 (晚回來) 或早或晚回來 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第三十一回 Chapter 31 — count: 2
- 军回来 (軍回來) 韓滔再引軍回來 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第五十七回 Chapter 57 — count: 2
- 金印回来 (金印回來) 是必揭取林沖臉上金印回來做表證 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第八回 Chapter 8 — count: 2
- 收兵回来 (收兵回來) 因此各自收兵回來 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第五十回 Chapter 50 — count: 2
- 性命回来 (性命回來) 獨自一箇逃得性命回來 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第二十回 Chapter 20 — count: 2