- 返回 fǎnhuí to returnto return to a previous place; to come back or go back
- 重返 chóngfǎn to return toto return to a place, role, or activity; to go back to
- 往返 wǎngfǎn to go back and forthto travel to and fro; to make a round trip; to shuttle between two places
- 返还 fǎnhuán to returnTo give something back or return it to its original owner; restitution or remittance of funds.
- 返校 fǎnxiào to return to schoolTo return to school, especially after a vacation or after having previously graduated.
- 遣返 qiǎnfǎn to repatriateto repatriate; to send back to one's original location
- 返乡 fǎnxiāng to return to one's hometownto return to one's native place or hometown; to go back to the countryside
- 返程 fǎnchéng return journeyreturn trip; the journey back to one's starting point
- 返航 fǎnháng to return to baseto return to the point of departure; to make a return voyage or flight by ship or aircraft
- 一去不复返 yīqùbùfùfǎn gone forevergone never to return; describes a person who has left and is never heard from again or a thing that has vanished without a trace
- 返工 fǎngōng to redo workto do poorly done work over again because it did not meet quality standards; to rework
- 折返 zhéfǎn to turn backto turn back halfway; to return by the same way one came
- 流连忘返 liúliánwàngfǎn to lingerto enjoy oneself so much that one forgets to return home; to be so enchanted by a place or experience that one cannot bear to leave
- 复返 fùfǎn to returnto come back; to return; often used in the negative to mean never to return or to be gone forever
- 返家 fǎnjiā to return hometo return home; to go back to one's house or hometown
- 一去不返 yīqùbùfǎn gone forevergone forever; past and gone; used to describe people who leave and never return or things that have vanished without a trace
- 返青 fǎnqīng to turn green again(of plants, especially crops) to turn from yellow back to green and resume growing after being transplanted or after winter
- 返璞归真 fǎnpúguīzhēn to return to simplicityTo strip away artificiality and return to a natural, pure state of being; to regain one's original true self.
- 返老还童 fǎnlǎohuántóng to feel rejuvenatedto recover one's youthful vigor; to go from being old back to being young; often used to describe an elderly person who has regained health or energy
- 积重难返 jīzhòngnánfǎn bad habits die hardlong-standing habits or deep-rooted problems are difficult to change; ingrained bad practices are hard to overcome
- 返修 fǎnxiū to return for repairsto send a defective product back to the factory or original repairer to be fixed again
- 返场 fǎnchǎng to encoreto return to the stage for an encore after a performance has ended
- 回光返照 huíguāngfǎnzhào last radiance before sunsetthe brief glow in the sky at sunset caused by the reflection of light
- 返国 fǎnguó to return to one's countryTo return to one's home country from abroad.
- 回返 huífǎn to returnto return; to go back or come back to a place
- 返销 fǎnxiāo to resell grain(of the state) to sell grain back to rural areas that are experiencing a food shortage
- 迷途知返 mítúzhīfǎn to mend one's waysto realize one has gone astray and return to the right path; to recognize one's errors and correct them
- 返朴归真 fǎnpǔguīzhēn to return to simplicityTo shed superficial decorations and return to one's original state of simplicity and truth
- 留连忘返 liúliánwàngfǎn to enjoy oneself so much as to forget about homeTo be so enchanted by a place or experience that one lingers and is reluctant to leave.
- 返祖现象 fǎnzǔxiànxiàng atavismthe reappearance of ancestral traits or biological structures that were lost through evolution; also called a throwback
- 返潮 fǎncháo to get dampto become damp or moist due to high humidity or rising groundwater, typically affecting walls, floors, or stored items
- 返魂 fǎnhún to be revived; to return to one's sensesTo come back to life after death; to be revived, resurrected, or to recover from a shock or daze and return to one's senses
- 往返票 wǎngfǎnpiào round-trip ticketA ticket used for travel to a destination and back; also called a [[来回票|來回票|lai2 hui2 piao4]] or [[去回票|去回票|qu4 hui2 piao4]] in Taiwan.
- 乐而忘返 lè'érwàngfǎn to be so happy as to forget to returnso happy and absorbed in enjoyment that one forgets to return home; to be spellbound by pleasure; to linger on, enjoying oneself so much that one doesn't want to leave
- 返照 fǎnzhào to reflect(of the setting sun) to reflect light; to shine back; also refers generally to any reflection of light
- 返销粮 fǎnxiāoliáng grain sellbacksGrain bought by the state and resold to rural areas undergoing a grain shortage.
- 徒劳往返 túláowǎngfǎn to make a futile journeyTo go back and forth in vain; to waste time and effort traveling between two places without achieving any result.
- 潜返 qiánfǎn to return secretlyTo return to a place of origin or a former location in secret
- 返里 fǎnlǐ to return hometo return to one's native village or hometown; to return to one's birthplace
- 归真返璞 guīzhēnfǎnpú to return to natureto return to one's true self or to regain a state of natural simplicity
- 兴尽而返 xìngjìn'érfǎn to return after one's interest is exhaustedto go back once the initial excitement or mood has passed; to depart after having enjoyed oneself to the full
- 废然而返 fèirán'érfǎn to return disappointedto return in low spirits and disappointed after failing to achieve a goal; to return home discouraged.
- 倦鸟知返 juànniǎozhīfǎn return home after long wanderingsDescribing someone who has spent a long time traveling or working away from home and, feeling weary, wishes to return; literally "a tired bird knows to return to the nest"
- 地返 dìfǎn floor monitorfloor monitor; foldback speaker; wedge monitor
- 折返跑 zhéfǎnpǎo shuttle runshuttle run; a fitness exercise or test where one runs back and forth between two points
- 无功而返 wúgōng'érfǎn to return empty-handed(idiom) to return without having achieved anything; to come back from a mission or task unsuccessful
- 物极必返 wùjíbìfǎn extremes meet(variant form) things will develop in the opposite direction when they reach an extreme
- 耳机返听系统 ěrjīfǎntīngxìtǒng in-ear monitoring systemsystem used by performers and presenters to hear a mix of audio sources through headphones or earpieces
- 耳返 ěrfǎn in-ear monitorElectronic monitoring device worn in the ear by performers to hear themselves, other audio, or instructions from production staff
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH