Hanzi
Traditional
歸
Simplified
归

to return/to go back to/to give back to/(of a responsibility) to be taken care of by/to belong to/to gather together/(used between two identical verbs) despite/to marry (of a woman) (old)/division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

guī

Bopomofo

ㄍㄨㄟ

Jyutping

gwai1

Example sentences

回歸 / 回归 huíguī
疫情後，城市生活慢慢回歸正常。
疫情后，城市生活慢慢回归正常。

After the pandemic, city life slowly returned to normal.

歸 / 归 guī
這件事歸他管。
这件事归他管。

This matter is managed by him.

管 guǎn
這件事不歸我管。
这件事不归我管。

This matter is not under my management.

早出晚歸 / 早出晚归 zǎochūwǎnguī
為了養家糊口，他每天早出晚歸。
为了养家糊口，他每天早出晚归。

In order to support his family, he leaves early and returns late every day.

捕 bǔ
漁夫每天早出晚歸到海上捕魚。
渔夫每天早出晚归到海上捕鱼。

The fisherman goes out early and returns late to catch fish at sea every day.

歸宿 / 归宿 guīsù
家是心靈的歸宿。
家是心灵的归宿。

Home is the refuge of the soul.

歸屬 / 归属 guīshǔ
這塊土地歸屬於政府。
这块土地归属于政府。

This piece of land belongs to the government.

Example Vocabulary

回歸

hui2'gui1

to return; to go back to an original place, state, or focus

歸

gui1

to return; to belong to; to be handled by

早出晚歸

zao3'chu1'wan3'gui1

to go out early and return late

歸國

gui1'guo2

歸宿

gui1'su4

final settling place; home; refuge

歸屬

gui1'shu3

to belong to; attribution; sense of belonging

歸屬感

不醉不歸

九九歸一

jiu3'jiu3'gui1'yi1

划歸

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