回来
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
回来 (huílai) · to come back
回来 (huílai) means “to come back”. It is written with 2 characters: 回 (to return) + 来 (to come). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 回来 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)
来 lái · to come
What 来 is made of
- 未wèi — not yet
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
爸爸回来了！Bàba huílai le!Dad is back!
你什么时候回来？Nǐ shénme shíhou huílai?When are you coming back?
Questions about 回来
What does 回来 mean?
回来 (huílai) means “to come back”.
How do you pronounce 回来?
回来 is pronounced huílai.
Which HSK level is 回来?
回来 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
- 回去huíquto go 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 回来 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 20: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.