海归 hǎi guī

to return to China after a period of study or work overseas

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to return to China after a period of study or work overseas
  2. 2. sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龟hǎi guī)

Characters

Character Meaning
海 hǎi HSK 4
ocean; sea; great number of people or things
归 guī HSK 5
to return; to go back to; to belong to