返

fǎn

to return (to)

movement (辶) + reverse (反) = to return

反 originally depicted a hand turning something over, suggesting reversal or going back. Combined with movement (辶), the idea becomes: to turn around and travel back the way you came.

辶+反→返
反To turn overSemantic
辶WalkingSemantic

他出差一周后返回了家。

tā chū chāi yī zhōu hòu fǎn huí le jiā。

He returned home after a week away on a business trip.

飞机晚点,我们只好推迟返程。

fēi jī wǎn diǎn,wǒ men zhǐ hǎo tuī chí fǎn chéng。

The flight was delayed, so we had no choice but to postpone our return journey.

Words with 返

积重难返

jī zhòng nán fǎn

ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard

无功而返

wú gōng ér fǎn

to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs

返还

fǎn huán

restitution

返乡

fǎn xiāng

to return to one's home town

遣返

qiǎn fǎn

to repatriate (e.g. prisoners of war)

重返

chóng fǎn

to return to

一去不复返

yī qù bù fù fǎn

gone forever

回光返照

huí guāng fǎn zhào

final radiance of setting sun

回返

huí fǎn

to return

地返

dì fǎn

floor monitor; foldback speaker; wedge monitor

往返

wǎng fǎn

to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip

复返

fù fǎn

to come back

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