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返 (faan1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

返 (faan1, fǎn) — to go to one's school or office; to resume an interrupted action (when placed after a verb); added after a verb to imply that the action is for the better or is with good intentions; to return (to); to revert to; to restore; to go back; to come back

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 返來 (faan1 lai4) — to come back; to return
• 返去舊時嗰度 (faan1 heoi3 gau6 si4 go2 dou6) — to go back to the old place; to go back to the old times
• 返去 (faan2 heoi3) — going back (spoken)
• 返嚟 (faan2 lai2) — come back here (spoken)
• 返夜 (faan1 je6) — to work on the night shift
• 返學 (faan1 hok6) — (verb) to go to school

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