回娘家 huí niáng jiā

(of a wife) to return to her parental home

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (of a wife) to return to her parental home
  2. 2. (fig.) to return to one's old place, job, school etc

Characters

Character Meaning
回 huí HSK 1
to go back; to return; to turn around
娘 niáng HSK 5
mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate
家 jiā HSK 1
home; family; classifier for families or businesses