huí

Usages of huí

他tā 回huí 家jiā 了le。tā huí jiā le.
He went back home.
我wǒ 去qù 了le 学校xuéxiào,也yě 回huí 了le 家jiā。wǒ qù le xuéxiào,yě huí le jiā.
I went to school and also went back home.
我wǒ 已经yǐjīng 回huí 家jiā 了le。wǒ yǐjīng huí jiā le.
I already went home.
我wǒ 想xiǎng 让ràng 她tā 先xiān 回huí 家jiā。wǒ xiǎng ràng tā xiān huí jiā.
I want to let her go home first.
我wǒ 应该yīnggāi 回huí 家jiā, 然后ránhòu 做zuò 饭fàn 给gěi 她tā 吃chī。wǒ yīnggāi huí jiā, ránhòu zuò fàn gěi tā chī.
I should go home, then cook for her.
我wǒ 刚gāng 回来huílái, 她tā 也yě 刚gāng 回huí 家jiā。wǒ gāng huílái, tā yě gāng huí jiā.
I just came back; she just went home.
我们wǒmen 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 常常chángcháng 一起yìqǐ 走zǒu 回huí 家jiā。wǒmen xiàbān yǐhòu chángcháng yìqǐ zǒu huí jiā.
After work we often walk home together.
我们wǒmen 今天jīntiān 很hěn 晚wǎn 才cái 回huí 家jiā。wǒmen jīntiān hěn wǎn cái huí jiā.
We didn’t go home until very late today.
我wǒ 一般yìbān 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 走zǒu 回huí 家jiā。wǒ yìbān xiàbān yǐhòu zǒu huí jiā.
I usually walk home after work.
很多hěnduō 同学tóngxué 下课xiàkè 以后yǐhòu 去qù 聚会jùhuì, 可是kěshì 我wǒ 想xiǎng 回家huíjiā 休息xiūxi。hěnduō tóngxué xiàkè yǐhòu qù jùhuì, kěshì wǒ xiǎng huíjiā xiūxi.
Many classmates go to parties after class, but I want to go home and rest.
她tā 不bù 喜欢xǐhuan 坐zuò 电梯diàntī, 每次měicì 都dōu 走zǒu 楼梯lóutī 下楼xiàlóu 回huí 公寓gōngyù。tā bù xǐhuan zuò diàntī, měicì dōu zǒu lóutī xiàlóu huí gōngyù.
She doesn’t like taking the elevator; every time she walks down the stairs back to the apartment.
她tā 和hé 室友shìyǒu 在zài 图书馆túshūguǎn 复习fùxí 了le 三sān 个gè 小时xiǎoshí 了le, 还hái 不bù 想xiǎng 回huí 家jiā。tā hé shìyǒu zài túshūguǎn fùxí le sān gè xiǎoshí le, hái bù xiǎng huí jiā.
She and her roommate have been reviewing in the library for three hours and still don’t want to go home.
寒假hánjià 和hé 暑假shǔjià 的de 时候shíhou, 很hěn 多duō 大学生dàxuéshēng 回huí 家jiā 跟gēn 爷爷yéye 奶奶nǎinai 一起yìqǐ 过guò 节jié。hánjià hé shǔjià de shíhou, hěn duō dàxuéshēng huí jiā gēn yéye nǎinai yìqǐ guò jié.
During winter and summer vacation, many college students go home to spend the holidays with their grandparents.
暑假shǔjià 比bǐ 寒假hánjià 长cháng, 大学生dàxuéshēng 有yǒu 时间shíjiān 旅游lǚyóu 或者huòzhě 回huí 老家lǎojiā 看看kànkan 亲戚qīnqi。shǔjià bǐ hánjià cháng, dàxuéshēng yǒu shíjiān lǚyóu huòzhě huí lǎojiā kànkan qīnqi.
Summer vacation is longer than winter vacation, and college students have time to travel or go back to their hometowns to visit relatives.
大学dàxué 毕业bìyè 以后yǐhòu, 有的yǒude 人rén 想xiǎng 留liú 在zài 市中心shìzhōngxīn 工作gōngzuò, 有的yǒude 人rén 想xiǎng 回huí 郊区jiāoqū。dàxué bìyè yǐhòu, yǒude rén xiǎng liú zài shìzhōngxīn gōngzuò, yǒude rén xiǎng huí jiāoqū.
After graduating from university, some people want to stay and work downtown, and some want to go back to the suburbs.
周末zhōumò 我wǒ 想xiǎng 回huí 老家lǎojiā 看看kànkan 爷爷yéye 奶奶nǎinai。zhōumò wǒ xiǎng huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.
On the weekend I want to go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.
下课xiàkè 以后yǐhòu 我wǒ 跟gēn 同学tóngxué 一起yìqǐ 回huí 宿舍sùshè 休息xiūxi。xiàkè yǐhòu wǒ gēn tóngxué yìqǐ huí sùshè xiūxi.
After class I go back to the dorm with my classmates to rest.
我wǒ 现在xiànzài 要yào 回huí 宿舍sùshè 休息xiūxi。wǒ xiànzài yào huí sùshè xiūxi.
I want to go back to the dorm to rest now.
周末zhōumò 我wǒ 不bù 想xiǎng 留liú 在zài 城里chénglǐ, 只zhǐ 想xiǎng 回huí 老家lǎojiā 看看kànkan 爷爷yéye 奶奶nǎinai。zhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng liú zài chénglǐ, zhǐ xiǎng huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.
On weekends I don’t want to stay in the city; I just want to go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.
每年měinián 春节Chūnjié 我wǒ 都dōu 回huí 老家lǎojiā 看看kànkan 爷爷yéye 奶奶nǎinai。měinián Chūnjié wǒ dōu huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.
Every year at Spring Festival I go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.
她tā 本来běnlái 想xiǎng 参加cānjiā 下午xiàwǔ 的de 会议huìyì, 可是kěshì 身体shēntǐ 不舒服bùshūfu, 只好zhǐhǎo 回huí 宿舍sùshè 睡觉shuìjiào。tā běnlái xiǎng cānjiā xiàwǔ de huìyì, kěshì shēntǐ bùshūfu, zhǐhǎo huí sùshè shuìjiào.
She had originally wanted to attend the afternoon meeting, but she felt unwell, so she had no choice but to go back to the dorm to sleep.
他tā 可能kěnéng 已经yǐjīng 回huí 家jiā 了le。tā kěnéng yǐjīng huí jiā le.
He has probably already gone home.
我wǒ 先xiān 去qù 邮局yóujú 把bǎ 包裹bāoguǒ 寄出去jìchūqù, 再zài 回huí 公司gōngsī 工作gōngzuò。wǒ xiān qù yóujú bǎ bāoguǒ jìchūqù, zài huí gōngsī gōngzuò.
I’ll go to the post office to mail out the package first, then go back to the company to work.
她tā 出门chūmén 前qián 忘wàng 了le 给gěi 手机shǒujī 充电chōngdiàn, 只好zhǐhǎo 又yòu 回huí 房间fángjiān 换huàn 了le 一yí 块kuài 电池diànchí。tā chūmén qián wàng le gěi shǒujī chōngdiàn, zhǐhǎo yòu huí fángjiān huàn le yí kuài diànchí.
She forgot to charge her phone before going out, so she had no choice but to go back to the room and change the battery.
我wǒ 忘记wàngjì 把bǎ 课本kèběn 带dài 到dào 教室jiàoshì 了le, 只好zhǐhǎo 回huí 宿舍sùshè 去qù 拿ná。wǒ wàngjì bǎ kèběn dài dào jiàoshì le, zhǐhǎo huí sùshè qù ná.
I forgot to bring the textbook to the classroom, so I had no choice but to go back to the dorm to get it.
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