回去
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
回去 (huíqu) · to go back
回去 (huíqu) means “to go back”. It is written with 2 characters: 回 (to return) + 去 (to go). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 回去 is built
The characters
回 huí · to return
What 回 is made of
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Originally, a spiral signifying return (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
去 qù · to go
What 去 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 厶sī — private
Example sentences
太晚了，我要回去了。Tài wǎn le, wǒ yào huíqu le.It's too late, I have to go back.
你明天回去吗？Nǐ míngtiān huíqu ma?Are you going back tomorrow?
Questions about 回去
What does 回去 mean?
回去 (huíqu) means “to go back”.
How do you pronounce 回去?
回去 is pronounced huíqu.
Which HSK level is 回去?
回去 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 回答huídáto answer
- 回到huídàoto return to
- 回家huíjiāto go home
- 回来huílaito come back
- 回国huíguóto return to one's country
- 回复huífùto reply
- 收回shōuhuíto take back
- 回忆huíyìto recall
- 回报huíbàoto repay
- 回避huíbìto avoid
Learn 回去 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.