回老家

huí lǎo jiā

Dictionary entry

to go back to one's roots

What does 回老家 mean?

回老家 (huí lǎo jiā) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to go back to one's roots

2to return to one's native place

3by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)

Character breakdown

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回HuíHui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)家jiāused in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]

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回老家

huí lǎo jiā

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