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Meaning of 返

Pinyin fǎn

Radical

辶

Strokes

Definition

to return (to)

Usage

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返 [fǎn] 1. 回，归 Return; go back. Example: 往返 (wǎng fǎn) - to go back and forth. 2. 归还 Return. Example: 返璧 (fǎn bì) - to return a gift; 返金 (fǎn jīn) - to refund money. 3. 更换 Change. Example: 返瑟而弦 (fǎn sè ér xián) - to change the zither and play; 返嘴 (fǎn zuǐ) - to change one's words. 4. 通“反”。违反 To violate. Example: 返倒 (fǎn dào) - to reverse; to go against. 字本作“反”。 Originally written as "反". 【引】 1. 《说文》：返，还也。 "Shuōwén": Return, to return as well. 2. 《广雅》：返，归也。 "Guǎngyǎ": Return, meaning to go back. 3. 《书·西伯勘黎》：祖伊返。 "Shū: Xībó kānlí": Ancestor Yi returned. 4. 唐· 崔颢《黄鹤楼》：黄鹤一去不复返，白云千载空悠悠。 Tang dynasty poet Cui Hao: The yellow crane goes and will not return; the white clouds drift for a thousand years. 5. 《史记·魏公子列传》：公子往而臣不送，以是知公子恨之复返也。 "Shǐjì": The young master went and the minister did not send him off, thus he knew the young master resented him and returned. 6. 晋· 陶渊明《归园田居》：久在樊笼里，复得返自然。 Jin dynasty poet Tao Yuanming: Having been in the cage for a long time, I can return to nature. 7. 返字本作“反” The character "返" was originally written as "反". 8. 《诗·周颂·执竞》：福禄来反。 "Shī: Zhōu sòng - Zhí jìng": Fortunes come back. 9. 《国语·齐语》：而反其侵地。 "Guóyǔ": And to reverse the land encroachment. 【例】又如: 返命 (fǎn mìng) - to return after completing a task; 返书 (fǎn shū) - to reply to a letter; 返棹 (fǎn zhào) - to return the boat.

返回 fǎn huí

to return to / to come (or go) back

往返 wǎng fǎn

to go back and forth / to go to and fro / round trip

流连忘返 liú lián wàng fǎn

to linger / to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home

返朴归真 fǎn pǔ guī zhēn

return to nature

返璞归真 fǎn pú guī zhēn

to return to one's true self / to regain the natural state

返老还童 fǎn lǎo huán tóng

to recover one's youthful vigor / to feel rejuvenated (idiom)

重返 chóng fǎn

to return to

返还 fǎn huán

restitution / return of something to its original owner / remittance

返程 fǎn chéng

return journey (e.g. home)

返航 fǎn háng

to return to the point of departure

遣返 qiǎn fǎn

to repatriate (e.g. prisoners of war) / to send back

返乡 fǎn xiāng

to return to one's home town

返国 fǎn guó

to return to one's country

无功而返 wú gōng ér fǎn

to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs

一去不复返 yī qù bù fù fǎn

gone forever

回返 huí fǎn

to return / to go back / to come back

积重难返 jī zhòng nán fǎn

ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard

返校 fǎn xiào

to return to school

一去不返 yī qù bù fǎn

be gone forever / go away forever / go for good and all / leave for good

一去不复返了 yī qù bù fù fǎn le

Gone forever

返归 fǎn guī

Return

返青 fǎn qīng

(of plants) to turn green again / to revegetate