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HSK
to return to
HSK 7-9
to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip
HSK 7-9
to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *返* | 返* | *返
to return (to)
to repatriate (e.g. prisoners of war) / to send back
to turn back
to get back on the right path / to mend one's ways
to return / to go back / to come back
ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard
to linger / to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home
to come back / to return
to send back
gone forever
in-ear monitor (abbr. for 耳機返聽系統|耳机返听系统) (contrasted with 地返)
floor monitor; foldback speaker; wedge monitor
to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path (idiom)


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