回去

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Chinese

to circle; to go back; to turn around
to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam
 
to go; to leave; to remove
simp. and trad.
(回去)

Pronunciation


Verb

回去

  1. to return; to go back; to go; to leave
    不到回去  ―  zhǎobudào huíqù de lù  ―  to be unable to find the way back
    回去  ―  Nǐ xiān huíqù ba.  ―  You go back first.
    要不還是回去 [MSC, trad.]
    要不还是回去 [MSC, simp.]
    Yàobù wǒ, wǒ háishì xiān huíqù ba.
    I think it's best I leave.
    馬上過年回去拼酒 [MSC, trad.]
    马上过年回去拼酒 [MSC, simp.]
    Mǎshàng yào guònián le, huíqù yòu yào pīnjiǔ le.
    Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I have to have drinking contests again when I go back.
  2. to go back (used after a verb to indicate direction away from speaker)
    回去  ―  zǒu huíqù  ―  to walk back
    回去回去  ―  dài huíqù  ―  to take back
  3. (Taiwan, euphemistic) to die; to go home

Usage notes

In Chinese there is often no distinction made between "return" and "leave"; 回去 (huíqù) can be translated either way depending on the situation.

Synonyms

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Antonyms