回到 meaning in English

huídào

to return to

HSK 1verb14 strokes

Meaning of 回到

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huídào

to return to

How to use 回到

回到 is followed by a place or a state you return to, such as home, a country, or a seat. It focuses on actually arriving back there. Example: 我晚上十点回到家。(Wǒ wǎnshang shí diǎn huídào jiā.) I got back home at ten in the evening.

回 (huí) means to go back, and 到 (dào) means to arrive. Put them together and you go back and arrive somewhere you were before.

Common mistake: Learners often drop the place after 回到, but it needs an object, so say 他回到中国了 rather than just 他回到了. If there is no destination, use 回来 (huílái) or 回去 (huíqù) instead.

回到 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

让ràng我wǒ们men现xiàn在zài回huí到dào正zhèng题tí上shàng好hǎo不bù好hǎo？

Can we get back to the topic?

我wǒ们men回huí到dào了le 60 年nián前qián。

We go back 60 years.

我wǒ父fù亲qīn刚gāng回huí到dào日rì本běn。

My father has recently returned to Japan.

我wǒ回huí到dào了le过guò去qù。

I've gone back to the past.

他tā可kě能néng是shì从cóng另lìng一yī条tiáo路lù回huí到dào了le家jiā。

He might have returned home from another route.

Stroke order for each character

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回 huí · to go back · 6 strokes

到 dào · to reach · 8 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 回到.

看到	kàndào	to see
找到	zhǎodào	to find
回来	huílái	to return; to come back
得到	dédào	to get; to obtain; to receive
回家	huí jiā	to return home
听到	tīngdào	to hear
回去	huíqù	to return; to go back
回答	huídá	to reply; to answer; reply; answer
来到	láidào	to arrive; to come
见到	jiàndào	to see
做到	zuòdào	to accomplish; to achieve
感到	gǎndào	to feel; to sense; to perceive

Questions about 回到

What does 回到 mean?

回到 (huídào) means "to return to" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 回到?

回到 is made of 2 characters: 回 (6 strokes), 到 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 回到 an HSK word?

Yes. 回到 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 回家 and 回到家?

回家 (huí jiā) simply means to go home and describes the action. 回到家 (huídào jiā) stresses arriving at home, so it often appears with a time or a following event, like 回到家就睡了 (got home and went straight to sleep).

Can 回到 be used for things other than places?

Yes. It can mean returning to a situation or topic, as in 回到正题 (huídào zhèngtí), back to the main topic, or 回到过去 (huídào guòqù), go back to the past.