HSK Level 1

回家

huí jiā

go home; return home

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Example Sentences

我回家了。

wǒ huí jiā le.

I'm home.

你回家了吗?

nǐ huí jiā le ma?

Are you home yet?

我们回家吧。

wǒ men huí jiā ba.

Let's go home.

Synonyms

返家 (fǎn jiā)

return home

归家 (guī jiā)

go home

回府 (huí fǔ)

return to one's residence

Antonyms

出门 (chū mén)

go out

离家 (lí jiā)

leave home

Etymology & Components

The Chinese word 回家 (huíjiā) for "go home" is composed of two characters: 回 (huí) and 家 (jiā). The character 回 means "return" or "go back", and is often used in the context of returning to a place or person. The character 家 means "home" or "family", and is used to refer to the place where one lives or to one's family members. When combined, the two characters 回家 form a compound word that means "go home" or "return home". The word 回家 is commonly used in everyday speech and writing to express the idea of returning to one's home or place of residence.