回来 (huílai) means Return (come back). Below are 10 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他比往常 回来 得晚。
Tā bǐ wǎngcháng huílái de wǎn.
He came back later than usual.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 往常
他终究还是 回来 了。
Tā zhōngjiū háishi huílái le.
In the end he came back after all.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 终究
从此他再也没 回来 过。
Cóngcǐ tā zài yě méi huílái guo.
From then on he never came back.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 从此
狗叼着报纸跑了 回来 。
Gǒu diāozhe bàozhǐ pǎo le huílái.
The dog came running back with the newspaper in its mouth.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 叼
很多华侨每年都 回来 探亲。
Hěn duō huáqiáo měi nián dōu huílái tànqīn.
Many overseas Chinese come back every year to visit relatives.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 华侨
正当大家着急的时候，他 回来 了。
Zhèng dāng dàjiā zháojí de shíhou, tā huílái le.
Just as everyone was getting anxious, he came back.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 正当
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From the graded readers
回来 以后，我们都说：下次还要一起去。
huílai yǐhòu, wǒmen dōu shuō: xià cì háiyāo yìqǐ qù.
On the way back we all said: next time, let's do it again.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Trip With Friends
妈妈说：“你什么时候 回来 ？我们都想你。”
māma shuō:" nǐ shénme shíhou huílai? wǒmen dōu xiǎng nǐ."
Mum said, "When are you coming back? We all miss you."
Graded reader · HSK 1 · A Phone Call
也许他是对的。可是有些东西被扔掉以后，就再也找不 回来 了。
yěxǔ tā shì duì de / dì. kěshì yǒuxiē dōngxī bèi rēngdiào yǐhòu, jiù zài yě zhǎo bù huílai.
Maybe he's right. But some things, once thrown away, can never be got back.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Moving House
Questions about 回来
How is 回来 used in a sentence?
This page shows 10 sentences using 回来 (huílai, "Return (come back)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Where can I see the full entry for 回来?
The dictionary page for 回来 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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