Usage note
回来表示从别的地方回到原来的地方。
huí lái biǎo shì cóng bié de dì fāng huí dào yuán lái de dì fāng。
回来 means to return from another place to the original place.
Context note
回来常用在回家、回学校和回到座位上。
huí lái cháng yòng zài huí jiā 、 huí xué xiào hé huí dào zuò wèi shàng。
回来 is often used for going home, returning to school, and coming back to a seat.
5 examples
我回来了。
wǒ huí lái le。
I am back.
他很快回来。
tā hěn kuài huí lái。
He will come back soon.
请快点回来。
qǐng kuài diǎn huí lái。
Please come back quickly.
我下午回来。
wǒ xià wǔ huí lái。
I will come back in the afternoon.
妈妈回家来了。
mā ma huí jiā lái le。
Mom came back home.
5 mini stories
放学以后我就回来了。妈妈已经准备好晚饭。
fàng xué yǐ hòu wǒ jiù huí lái le。 mā ma yǐ jīng zhǔn bèi hǎo wǎn fàn。
After school I came back. Mom had already prepared dinner.
爸爸说他一会儿回来。我们就在门口等他。
bà ba shuō tā yí huì er huí lái。 wǒ men jiù zài mén kǒu děng tā。
Dad said he would come back in a little while. We waited for him at the door.
下雨了，大家都早点回来。
xià yǔ le， dà jiā dōu zǎo diǎn huí lái。
It started raining, so everyone came back early.
哥哥从图书馆回来，带了一本好书。
gē ge cóng tú shū guǎn huí lái， dài le yì běn hǎo shū。
My older brother came back from the library and brought a good book.
我回来以后先喝水，再写作业。
wǒ huí lái yǐ hòu xiān hē shuǐ， zài xiě zuò yè。
After I came back, I drank water first and then did homework.
Mini dialogue
爸爸回来
A
爸爸什么时候回来？
Bàba shénme shíhou huí lái?
When will Dad come back?
B
他晚上六点回来。
Tā wǎnshang liù diǎn huí lái.
He will come back at six in the evening.
欢迎回来
A
妈妈，你回来了！
Māma, nǐ huí lái le!
Mom, you're back!
B
我回来了。你今天乖不乖？
Wǒ huí lái le. Nǐ jīntiān guāi bù guāi?
I'm back. Were you good today?
Related words and contrasts
contrast
回去
huí qù
go back
回来 means come back (towards speaker); 回去 means go back (away from speaker).
related
来
lái
to come
回来 uses 来 to show movement towards the speaker.