返 (fǎn) - to return, to go back, to come back & to send back.
返 · fǎn
to return, to go back, to come back;
to send back.
to return, to go back, to come backto send back.
Usage highlights
to returnto go backto come back hometo return a productto go back to workreturn journey
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He will return home tomorrow (返家).
- The product was returned to the store (返店).
- We need to return to the starting point (返回起点).
- The plane is returning to the airport (返航).
Collocations
- to return(返回)
- to go back(返程)
- to come back home(返家)
- to return a product(退货返还)
- to go back to work(返工)
- return journey(返程)
Idioms
- Return to the basics(返璞归真)
- The guest becomes the host(反客为主)
- To go back on one's word(返老还童)
- To return to one's original simplicity(返朴归真)
Cultural background
FAQ- The character embodies the concept of cyclical return, important in Chinese philosophy.
- Often used in contexts of homecoming and restoration of original states.
- Appears in philosophical texts discussing the return to natural simplicity.