回来 (回來) huílai

  1. 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)
  2. huílai verb wait on
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 等一会儿 (Guoyu '回來' 2)

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