Chinese verb · action · first needed at beginner level (A1)

回

huí

to return, to go back

Usually with a place: (huí jiā, go home), (huí guó, go back to your country). (huílai) and (huíqu) add the direction: back here or back there.

Speed:

Basic

基本

Going back, now or usually. Negative: (bù huí).

affirmative	我每天六点回家。Wǒ měi tiān liù diǎn huí jiā.
negative	我今天晚上不回家。Wǒ jīntiān wǎnshang bù huí jiā.
question	你几点回家？Nǐ jǐ diǎn huí jiā?

了

Something that has happened. Negative with (méi), and then 了 drops.

过

过 goes straight after : .

affirmative	我去年回过一次老家。Wǒ qùnián huíguo yí cì lǎojiā.
negative	我今年还没回过老家。Wǒ jīnnián hái méi huíguo lǎojiā.
question	你今年回过老家吗？Nǐ jīnnián huíguo lǎojiā ma?

要 / 会

: a plan to go back. To say you won't, use .

affirmative	我下个月要回国。Wǒ xià ge yuè yào huí guó.
negative	我今年不回国。Wǒ jīnnián bù huí guó.
question	你春节要回家吗？Nǐ Chūnjié yào huí jiā ma?

能 / 可以 / 会

: able to go back. (huí bu qù): there's no way to get back.

affirmative	我七点能回家。Wǒ qī diǎn néng huí jiā.
negative	我今天不能回家。Wǒ jīntiān bù néng huí jiā.
question	你几点能回家？Nǐ jǐ diǎn néng huí jiā?
can't	太晚了，我回不去了。Tài wǎn le, wǒ huí bu qù le.