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回去 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say huí qù slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“回去”用来表示返回某个地方或回到某个人身边。
huí qù lái yòng bǎo shì huán guǎnɡ dì fāng kē, huò zhě huí dào mǒu gè rén shēn biān。
"回去" is used to indicate returning to a place or going back to someone's side.
Context note
这个词语常用于描述回家、返回办公室或回到某个地方的情景。
zhè gè cí yǔ cháng yòng dé míng huì guī jiā, fǎn huí bàng wào shì bù kē, huò zhě huí dào mǒu gè dì fāng qíng jǐng。
This word is commonly used to describe going home, returning to the office, or going back to a place.
5 examples
妈妈下班后要回去做饭。
mā ma xià bān hòu yào huí qù zuò fàn。
Mom needs to go back after work to cook.
我们一起去公园玩，然后回家回去。
wǒ men yì qǐ qù gōng yuán wán， rán hòu huí jiā huí qù。
We went to the park to play, and then we went home to go back.
爸爸出差回来后要回去休息。
bà ba chū chāi huí lái hòu yào huí qù xiū xi。
Dad needs to go back after coming back from a business trip to rest.
你把书忘在家里了，现在要去回去拿。
nǐ bǎ shū wàng zài jiā lǐ le， xiàn zài yào qù huí qù ná。
You forgot your book at home, so you need to go back now to get it.
周末我们一起去图书馆看书，然后回去写作业。
zhōu mò wǒ men yì qǐ qù tú shū guǎn kàn shū， rán hòu huí qù xiě zuò yè。
On weekends, we went together to the library to read books, and then we went back to do our homework.
5 mini stories
小明放学后回家回去。
xiǎo míng fàng xué hòu huí jiā huí qù。
Xiaoming goes home after school.
妈妈让小红回去帮忙做饭。
mā ma ràng xiǎo hóng huí qù bāng máng zuò fàn。
Mom asked Xiaohong to go back and help with cooking.
爸爸出差回来后要回去休息。
bà ba chū chāi huí lái hòu yào huí qù xiū xi。
Dad needs to go back after coming back from a business trip to rest.
周末我们一起去图书馆看书，然后回去写作业。
zhōu mò wǒ men yì qǐ qù tú shū guǎn kàn shū， rán hòu huí qù xiě zuò yè。
On weekends, we went together to the library to read books, and then we went back to do our homework.
小华把书忘在家里了，现在要去回去拿。
xiǎo huá bǎ shū wàng zài jiā lǐ le， xiàn zài yào qù huí qù ná。
Xiaohua forgot his book at home, so he needs to go back now to get it.