No. 815 in Chinese
回家
"Return home."
In a sentence
我每天晚上都准时回家。
Every night, I return home on time.
The phrase '回家' is used here to indicate the act of returning to one's home routine, emphasizing it as a habitual action.
她想冬天的时候回家看父母。
She plans to go back home during the winter to visit her parents.
In this context, '回家' expresses the intention of visiting one’s family at their home, highlighting a specific purpose for the return.
你什么时候回家的？
When did you go back home?
Here, '回家' is part of a question inquiring about the time someone returned home, demonstrating its use in past tense context.
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