Meaning of 回国
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to return to one's home country
How to use 回国
回国 is a verb phrase meaning to go back to your home country, used by people living or traveling abroad. It does not take a place object after it, since the country is already understood. Example: 我下个月回国。(Wǒ xià gè yuè huíguó.) I am going back to my country next month.
回 (huí) looks like a small box inside a bigger box, like going around and coming back to the center. 国 (guó) is an enclosure around 玉 (yù, jade), a treasure kept safe inside borders, so 回国 is coming back inside your own country's borders.
Common mistake: Learners often say 回国中国 or 回国美国, but 回国 already contains the destination. Say 回中国 (huí Zhōngguó) or just 回国 instead.
回国 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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回 huí · to go back · 6 strokes
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国 guó · country · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 回国.
| 回来 | huílái | to return; to come back |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 回去 | huíqù | to return; to go back |
| 回到 | huídào | to return to |
| 国家 | guójiā | country; nation; state |
| 回答 | huídá | to reply; to answer; reply; answer |
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China |
| 外国 | wàiguó | foreign country |
| 国外 | guó wài | abroad; external (affairs) |
| 国际 | guójì | international |
| 全国 | quánguó | whole nation; nationwide |
| 出国 | chūguó | to go abroad; to leave the country |
Questions about 回国
What does 回国 mean?
回国 (huí guó) means "to return to one's home country".
How do you write 回国?
回国 is made of 2 characters: 回 (6 strokes), 国 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 回国 an HSK word?
Yes. 回国 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 回国 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 回国 is written 回國.
Can a foreigner in China use 回国 to talk about going home?
Yes. 回国 always means returning to your own home country, whichever country that is. An American in Beijing can say 我明天回国 to mean going back to the US.
What is the difference between 回国 and 出国?
出国 (chūguó) means to go abroad, leaving your country. 回国 is the opposite, coming back to it. People often pair them, as in 出国留学，然后回国工作 (go abroad to study, then return home to work).