归 guī

return; return to, revert to

HSK 5 #933

DEFINITIONS

  • return
  • return to, revert to
  • surname Gui
  • to return
  • to go back to
  • to give back to
  • (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by
  • to belong to
  • to gather together
  • (used between two identical verbs) despite
  • to marry (of a woman) (old)
  • division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor

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实至名归 shí zhì míng guī fame follows merit (idiom)
宾至如归 bīn zhì rú guī guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc); a home away from home
归入 guī rù to assign (to a class); to classify as; to include
完璧归赵 wán bì guī zhào lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
捉拿归案 zhuō ná guī àn to bring to justice
归国 guī guó to go home (to one's native country); to return from abroad
视死如归 shì sǐ rú guī to view death as a return home; to not be afraid of dying; to face death with equanimity (idiom)
归顺 guī shùn to surrender and pay allegiance to
荣归 róng guī to return home with honor
殊途同归 shū tú tóng guī different routes to the same destination (idiom); fig. different means of achieve the same end
归途 guī tú the way back; one's journey home
铩羽而归 shā yǔ ér guī to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
划归 huà guī to incorporate; to put under (external administration)
满载而归 mǎn zài ér guī to return from a rewarding journey
血本无归 xuè běn wú guī to lose everything one invested (idiom); to lose one's shirt
归隐 guī yǐn to go back to one's native place and live in seclusion
北回归线 běi huí guī xiàn Tropic of Cancer
南回归线 nán huí guī xiàn Tropic of Capricorn
复归 fù guī to return; to come back
早出晚归 zǎo chū wǎn guī to leave early and return late (idiom)
归依 guī yī to convert to (a religion); to rely upon; refuge; mainstay
归天 guī tiān to die
归程 guī chéng return trip; homeward journey
返璞归真 fǎn pú guī zhēn to return to one's true self; to regain the natural state
回归线 huí guī xiàn tropic; one of the two latitude lines, Tropic of Capricorn or Tropic of Cancer
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