Literary Discussions

Each day it is possible to find some new word adventure or puzzle to solve.

I picked up one page of notes I had printed and I saw hui2 guo2 回国 which I guessed must be some country since I recognize guo2 国 ... so I went crazy looking in a small pocket dictionary (I was rusing to go out). I came home and found THIS link of words for countries in Chinese assuming it would be a piece of cake to spot hui2 http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/country_names_in_chinese.htm

but no luck.  Finally I came across THIS page (which looks like a useful site) http://www.chinese-lessons.com/mandarin/vocabVerbs1.htm and realized that it means to "return from abroad" or "return home" 

and when I look at yellowbridge dictioniary 

I find various usages which imply "return"

182 回� 回电

huídiàn

to reply to a telegram; to wire back

183 回�� 回电话

huí diànhuà

return a phone call

184 回��史 回顾历史

huígù lìshǐ

to look back at history

185 回� 回国

huíguó

to return to one's home country

186 回家 回家

huíjiā

to return home

And when I look at the yellowbridge entry for 回

Definition return, turn around; a time

Formation

Method

   1. (象形) Pictographic. Originally, a picture of a swirl.

   2. See 回, � to see etymology for traditional form of this character.

Simplification

Method Simplified form of 回, �. Created as unique simplification #100 (� » 回) via omission of part of the traditional character.

    * 请回答我。

      Please answer me.

    * 我回到了日本。

      I returned to Japan.

    * 他六点回来了。

      He returned at six.

    * 你最好马上回家。

      You may as well return home at once.

    * 他从国内回来了。

      He returned from China.

    * 他从大陆回来了。

      He returned from China.