Usage note
“回”表示从一个地方到原来的地方，比如回家、回学校。
“huí” biǎoshì cóng yīgè dìfāng dào yuánlái de dìfāng, bǐrú huí jiā, huí xuéxiào.
It means to go from one place back to the original place, like returning home or going back to school.
Context note
当你想说从别的地方回到原来的地方时，可以用“回”这个字。它常常用在日常行动的话题里。
dāng nǐ xiǎng shuō cóng bié de dì fang huí dào yuán lái de dì fang shí, kě yǐ yòng “huí” zhè ge zì. tā cháng cháng yòng zài rì cháng xíng dòng de huà tí lǐ.
This word is used when you want to say going back to a place where you started or belong. It belongs to the topic of everyday actions.
5 examples
我要回家
wǒ yào huí jiā
I want to go home
他回去了
tā huí qù le
He went back home
请帮我回家
qǐng bāng wǒ huí jiā
Please help me go home
妈妈叫我回家吃饭
mā ma gào wǒ huí jiā chī fàn
Mom called me to come home for dinner
我们一起去回老家看看
wǒ men yì qǐ qù huí lǎo jiā kàn kàn
Let's go back to my grandparents' house together
5 mini stories
小明放学回家。
xiǎo míng xià fáng huí jiā.
Xiaoming went home after school.
妈妈说要回老家看看。
mā ma shuō yào huí lǎo jiā kàn kàn.
Mom said she wanted to go back to her hometown to visit.
周末我们一起去回老家。
zú wò qù men yì qǐ qù huí lǎo jiā.
We went back to my grandparents' house together on the weekend.
他回去了，现在不在这里。
tā huí qù le, xiànzài bù zài zhèlǐ.
He has gone back home and is not here now.
我们约定一起回家。
wǒ men yuē dìng yī qǐ huí jiā.
We agreed to go home together.
Mini dialogue
回家
A
你什么时候回家？
Nǐ shénme shíhou huí jiā?
When do you go back home?
B
我下午三点回。
Wǒ xiàwǔ sān diǎn huí.
I'll go back at three in the afternoon.
回学校
A
我们走回学校吧。
Wǒmen zǒu huí xuéxiào ba.
Let's walk back to school.
B
好的，一起回。
Hǎo de, yìqǐ huí.
Okay, let's go back together.
Related words and contrasts
contrast
去
qù
to go
去 means to go somewhere, while 回 means to return or go back.
similar
回来
huílái
come back
回来 means to come back, often used when returning to the speaker's location.
related
回家
huíjiā
go home
回家 is a very common phrase meaning to return home.