归来

• 拼音: guī lái
• 汉字拆解: 归 = return; 来 = come (toward the speaker or home)

含义

To return; to come back. A literary and elevated way of expressing the act of returning to a place, especially one's home.

More literary and emotive than 回来, often used in formal speech, writing, or when the return carries emotional weight — a soldier returning from war, a traveller coming home after years. Frequently seen in classical poetry and modern literary prose.

例句

1. 他从战场归来，满身风尘，却两眼依然清澈。
2. 离乡多年，他终于踏上了故土，感慨万千地归来。
3. 探险队历经九十天，终于平安归来。

用法指南

语境: literary, emotional, military, travel

语气: literary

正确说法

• 多年漂泊之后，他终于衣锦荣归，载誉而来。(After years of wandering, he finally returned home in glory, laden with honour.)
• 英雄们从边疆归来，受到了数万民众的热烈欢迎。(The heroes returned from the frontier and were given a warm welcome by tens of thousands of people.)

错误说法

• 我刚从超市归来 — 归来 is literary; for everyday casual returns, use 回来; say 我刚从超市回来

起源与历史

归 (return) + 来 (come). A literary compound emphasising the directional movement of returning homeward. Distinguished from 回来 by its elevated register and emotional resonance.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal