Free Chinese & Japanese Online Dictionary

If you enter English words, search is Boolean mode:
Enter fall to get just entries with fall in them.
Enter fall* to get results including "falling" and "fallen".
Enter +fall -season -autumn to make sure fall is included, but not entries with autumn or season.

Key:

Mandarin Chinese information.
Old Wade-Giles romanization used only in Taiwan.
Japanese information.
Buddhist definition. Note: May not apply to all sects.
 Definition may be different outside of Buddhism.

There are 85 total results for your come back search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

復活


复活

see styles
fù huó
    fu4 huo2
fu huo
 fukkatsu(p); fukkaatsu(sk) / fukkatsu(p); fukkatsu(sk)
    ふっかつ(P); ふっかーつ(sk)

More info & calligraphy:

Resurrection / Re-Birth
to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life; (religion) resurrection
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; comeback; (n,vs,vi) (2) resurrection; rebirth
To live again, return to life.

下る

see styles
 sagaru
    さがる
(irregular okurigana usage) (v5r,vi) (1) to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; (2) to hang; to dangle; (3) to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; (4) to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; (5) to get closer to the present day; (6) to go south; (v5r,vi) (1) to descend; to go down; to come down; (2) to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); (3) to pass (of time); (4) to surrender; to capitulate; (5) (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; (6) to have the runs; to have diarrhea; (place-name) Sagaru

來る

see styles
 kuru
    くる
(out-dated kanji) (vk,vi) (1) to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; (vk,vi,aux-v) (2) to come back; to do ... and come back; (3) to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; (vk,vi) (4) to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; (5) to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

來電


来电

see styles
lái diàn
    lai2 dian4
lai tien
 raiden
    らいでん
incoming telephone call (or telegram); to phone in; to send in a telegram; to have an instant attraction to sb; (of electricity, after an outage) to come back
(personal name) Raiden

反撲


反扑

see styles
fǎn pū
    fan3 pu1
fan p`u
    fan pu
to counterattack; to come back after a defeat; to retrieve lost ground

回來


回来

see styles
huí lai
    hui2 lai5
hui lai
to return; to come back

回滾


回滚

see styles
huí gǔn
    hui2 gun3
hui kun
(computing) to roll back; rollback; (sports) (of a ball) to come back (due to backspin or sloping ground)

回返

see styles
huí fǎn
    hui2 fan3
hui fan
to return; to go back; to come back

帰る

see styles
 kaeru
    かえる
(v5r,vi) (1) to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; (2) to leave; (3) (baseb) to get home; to get to home plate

往復


往复

see styles
wǎng fù
    wang3 fu4
wang fu
 oufuku / ofuku
    おうふく
to go and come back; to make a return trip; backwards and forwards (e.g. of piston or pump action); to reciprocate (of machine part)
(n,vs,vi) (1) making a round trip; going and returning; coming and going; (2) (abbreviation) (See 往復切符) round-trip ticket; return ticket; (n,vs,vi) (3) correspondence; exchanging (of letters); (n,vs,vi) (4) keeping company (with); socializing; visiting each other
going and returning

復出


复出

see styles
fù chū
    fu4 chu1
fu ch`u
    fu chu
to come back out of retirement; to get involved again after having withdrawn

復歸


复归

see styles
fù guī
    fu4 gui1
fu kuei
to return; to come back

復生


复生

see styles
fù shēng
    fu4 sheng1
fu sheng
 matao
    またお
to be reborn; to recover; to come back to life; to regenerate
(given name) Matao
renewed appearance

復返


复返

see styles
fù fǎn
    fu4 fan3
fu fan
to come back; to return

来る

see styles
 kuru
    くる
    kitaru
    きたる
(vk,vi) (1) to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; (vk,vi,aux-v) (2) to come back; to do ... and come back; (3) to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; (vk,vi) (4) to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; (5) to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ..."); (pre-noun adjective) (1) next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; (v5r,vi) (2) to come; to arrive; to be due to

歸る

see styles
 kaeru
    かえる
(out-dated kanji) (v5r,vi) (1) to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; (2) to leave; (3) (baseb) to get home; to get to home plate

歸來


归来

see styles
guī lái
    gui1 lai2
kuei lai
to return; to come back

浮現


浮现

see styles
fú xiàn
    fu2 xian4
fu hsien
to appear before one's eyes; to come into view; to float into appearance; to come back (of images from the past); to emerge; it emerges; it occurs (to me that..)

海歸


海归

see styles
hǎi guī
    hai3 gui1
hai kuei
sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1]); to return to China after a period of study or work overseas

蘇生


苏生

see styles
sū shēng
    su1 sheng1
su sheng
 sosei / sose
    そせい
to revive; to come back to life
(n,vs,adj-no) rebirth; resuscitation; rehabilitation; reorganization; reorganisation; regeneration; resurrection; reviving

返る

see styles
 kaeru
    かえる
(v5r,vi) (1) to return; to come back; to go back; (2) to turn over; (suf,v5r) (3) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (to become) extremely; (to become) completely

返回

see styles
fǎn huí
    fan3 hui2
fan hui
to return to; to come (or go) back

還る

see styles
 kaeru
    かえる
(v5r,vi) (1) to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; (2) to leave; (3) (baseb) to get home; to get to home plate

錄召


录召

see styles
lù zhào
    lu4 zhao4
lu chao
 rokujō
to arrest and order (to come back)

下がる

see styles
 sagaru
    さがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; (2) to hang; to dangle; (3) to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; (4) to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; (5) to get closer to the present day; (6) to go south

復帰作

see styles
 fukkisaku
    ふっきさく
come-back work (film, album, book, etc.)

打出手

see styles
dǎ chū shǒu
    da3 chu1 shou3
ta ch`u shou
    ta chu shou
to fling back weapons hurled at one by attackers (acrobatic performance in Chinese opera); to come to blows; to start a fight

打返す

see styles
 uchikaesu
    うちかえす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat

立戻る

see styles
 tachimodoru
    たちもどる
(v5r,vi) to return; to come back

舞戻る

see styles
 maimodoru
    まいもどる
(v5r,vi) to come back

行交う

see styles
 yukikau
    ゆきかう
    ikikau
    いきかう
(v5u,vi) to come and go; to go back and forth

ぶり返す

see styles
 burikaesu
    ぶりかえす
(v5s,vi) to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again

卷土重來


卷土重来

see styles
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
    juan3 tu3 chong2 lai2
chüan t`u ch`ung lai
    chüan tu chung lai
lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom); fig. to regroup and come back even stronger; to make a comeback

回過頭來


回过头来

see styles
huí guò tóu lái
    hui2 guo4 tou2 lai2
hui kuo t`ou lai
    hui kuo tou lai
to turn one's head; to turn around; (fig.) to return (to a previous point); to come back (to what one was saying before); (fig.) to look back (in time); to reflect on the past

引っ返す

see styles
 hikkaesu
    ひっかえす
(v5s,vi) (See 引き返す) to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

打ち返す

see styles
 uchikaesu
    うちかえす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat

時不再來


时不再来

see styles
shí bù zài lái
    shi2 bu4 zai4 lai2
shih pu tsai lai
Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)

立ち戻る

see styles
 tachimodoru
    たちもどる
(v5r,vi) to return; to come back

立ち返る

see styles
 tachikaeru
    たちかえる
(v5r,vi) to come back (to); to return to a starting point

舞い戻る

see styles
 maimodoru
    まいもどる
(v5r,vi) to come back

行きかう

see styles
 yukikau
    ゆきかう
    ikikau
    いきかう
(v5u,vi) to come and go; to go back and forth

行き交う

see styles
 yukikau
    ゆきかう
    ikikau
    いきかう
(v5u,vi) to come and go; to go back and forth

衣錦榮歸


衣锦荣归

see styles
yī jǐn róng guī
    yi1 jin3 rong2 gui1
i chin jung kuei
to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory

衣錦還鄉


衣锦还乡

see styles
yī jǐn huán xiāng
    yi1 jin3 huan2 xiang1
i chin huan hsiang
lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); fig. to return home after making good; Taiwan pr. [yi4 jin3 huan2 xiang1]

返り咲く

see styles
 kaerizaku
    かえりざく
(v5k,vi) to come back; to bloom a second time

いって来る

see styles
 ittekuru
    いってくる
(exp,int) (1) I'm off; see you later; (exp,vk) (2) to go (and then come back)

帰ってくる

see styles
 kaettekuru
    かえってくる
(exp,vk) to return; to come back

帰って来る

see styles
 kaettekuru
    かえってくる
(exp,vk) to return; to come back

戻ってくる

see styles
 modottekuru
    もどってくる
(exp,vk) to come back

戻って来る

see styles
 modottekuru
    もどってくる
(exp,vk) to come back

生きて帰る

see styles
 ikitekaeru
    いきてかえる
(exp,v5r) to come back alive; to make it back in one piece

禍根を残す

see styles
 kakononokosu
    かこんをのこす
(exp,v5s) to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

行ってくる

see styles
 ittekuru
    いってくる
(exp,int) (1) I'm off; see you later; (exp,vk) (2) to go (and then come back)

行って来る

see styles
 ittekuru
    いってくる
(exp,int) (1) I'm off; see you later; (exp,vk) (2) to go (and then come back)

もどって来る

see styles
 modottekuru
    もどってくる
(exp,vk) to come back

息を吹き返す

see styles
 ikiofukikaesu
    いきをふきかえす
(exp,v5s) to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life

偷雞不成蝕把米


偷鸡不成蚀把米

see styles
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
    tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3
t`ou chi pu ch`eng shih pa mi
    tou chi pu cheng shih pa mi
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom); fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off; to go for wool and come back shorn

既來之,則安之


既来之,则安之

see styles
jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī
    ji4 lai2 zhi1 , ze2 an1 zhi1
chi lai chih , tse an chih
Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy.; Since this is so, we should accept it.; Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth.; If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.

Variations:
巻き返す
巻返す

see styles
 makikaesu
    まきかえす
(transitive verb) (1) (See 巻き戻す) to rewind; (transitive verb) (2) to rally; to recover; to come back; to regain one's strength

Variations:
打ち返す
打返す

see styles
 uchikaesu
    うちかえす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat

炒り豆に花が咲く

see styles
 irimamenihanagasaku
    いりまめにはながさく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to come alive (once again); to spring back into life; for flowers to blossom out of a fried bean

Variations:
立ち戻る
立戻る

see styles
 tachimodoru
    たちもどる
(v5r,vi) (See 戻る・2) to return; to come back

Variations:
舞い戻る
舞戻る

see styles
 maimodoru
    まいもどる
(v5r,vi) to come back

跑了和尚跑不了廟


跑了和尚跑不了庙

see styles
pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào
    pao3 le5 he2 shang4 pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4
p`ao le ho shang p`ao pu liao miao
    pao le ho shang pao pu liao miao
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom); you can run this time, but you'll have to come back; I'll get you sooner or later; also written 跑得了和尚,跑不了廟|跑得了和尚,跑不了庙[pao3 de2 liao3 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4]

前門打虎,後門打狼


前门打虎,后门打狼

see styles
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
    qian2 men2 da3 hu3 , hou4 men2 da3 lang2
ch`ien men ta hu , hou men ta lang
    chien men ta hu , hou men ta lang
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

前門拒虎,後門進狼


前门拒虎,后门进狼

see styles
qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
    qian2 men2 ju4 hu3 , hou4 men2 jin4 lang2
ch`ien men chü hu , hou men chin lang
    chien men chü hu , hou men chin lang
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

跑了和尚,跑不了寺

see styles
pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì
    pao3 le5 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 si4
p`ao le ho shang , p`ao pu liao ssu
    pao le ho shang , pao pu liao ssu
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom); you can run this time, but you'll have to come back; I'll get you sooner or later

跑了和尚,跑不了廟


跑了和尚,跑不了庙

see styles
pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào
    pao3 le5 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4
p`ao le ho shang , p`ao pu liao miao
    pao le ho shang , pao pu liao miao
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom); you can run this time, but you'll have to come back; I'll get you sooner or later

跑得了和尚,跑不了廟


跑得了和尚,跑不了庙

see styles
pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào
    pao3 de2 liao3 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4
p`ao te liao ho shang , p`ao pu liao miao
    pao te liao ho shang , pao pu liao miao
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom); you can run this time, but you'll have to come back; I'll get you sooner or later

Variations:
帰って来る
帰ってくる

see styles
 kaettekuru
    かえってくる
(exp,vk) to return; to come back

Variations:
返る(P)
反る(P)

see styles
 kaeru
    かえる
(v5r,vi) (1) (esp. 返る) to return; to come back; to go back; (v5r,vi) (2) (See 裏返る・1) to turn over; (suf,v5r) (3) (after the -masu stem of a verb; esp. 返る) to become extremely; to become completely

Variations:
来る(P)
來る(oK)

see styles
 kuru
    くる
(vk,vi) (1) to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; (vk,vi,aux-v) (2) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) (See 行ってくる・2) to come back; to do ... and come back; (vk,vi,aux-v) (3) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; (vk,vi) (4) to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; (vk,vi) (5) (See と来たら) to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")

Variations:
下がる(P)
下る(io)

see styles
 sagaru
    さがる
(v5r,vi) (1) (ant: 上がる・1) to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; (v5r,vi) (2) to hang; to dangle; (v5r,vi) (3) to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; (v5r,vi) (4) to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; (v5r,vi) (5) to get closer to the present day; (v5r,vi) (6) (in Kyoto) to go south

Variations:
保険をかける
保険を掛ける

see styles
 hokenokakeru
    ほけんをかける
(exp,v1) (1) to insure (something); (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe

Variations:
行き交う
行交う
行きかう

see styles
 yukikau; ikikau
    ゆきかう; いきかう
(v5u,vi) to come and go; to go back and forth

Variations:
帰る(P)
還る
歸る(oK)

see styles
 kaeru
    かえる
(v5r,vi) (1) to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; (v5r,vi) (2) to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); (v5r,vi) (3) {baseb} to get home; to get to home plate

Variations:
引き返す(P)
引返す
引きかえす

see styles
 hikikaesu
    ひきかえす
(v5s,vi) to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

Variations:
行ってくる
行って来る
いって来る

see styles
 ittekuru
    いってくる
(exp,int) (1) (See 行ってきます) I'm off; see you later; (exp,vk) (2) to go (and then come back)

Variations:
戻ってくる
戻って来る
もどって来る

see styles
 modottekuru
    もどってくる
(exp,vk) to come back

Variations:
帰る(P)
還る(rK)
歸る(oK)

see styles
 kaeru
    かえる
(v5r,vi) (1) to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; (v5r,vi) (2) to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); (v5r,vi) (3) {baseb} to get home; to get to home plate

Variations:
下がる(P)
下る(io)
下ル(sK)

see styles
 sagaru
    さがる
(v5r,vi) (1) (ant: 上がる・1) to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; (v5r,vi) (2) to hang; to dangle; (v5r,vi) (3) to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; (v5r,vi) (4) to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; (v5r,vi) (5) to get closer to the present day; (expression) (6) (as ~下ル; in the Kyoto address system) below; south of

Variations:
引き返す(P)
引返す(P)
引きかえす

see styles
 hikikaesu
    ひきかえす
(transitive verb) to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

Variations:
行ってくる
行って来る
いって来る(sK)

see styles
 ittekuru
    いってくる
(exp,int) (1) (See 行ってきます) I'm off; see you later; (exp,vk) (2) to go (and then come back)

Variations:
帰る(P)
還る
歸る(sK)
復る(sK)

see styles
 kaeru
    かえる
(v5r,vi) (1) to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; (v5r,vi) (2) to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); (v5r,vi) (3) {baseb} to get home; to get to home plate

Variations:
立ち返る
立ち帰る
立返る
立帰る
立ちかえる(sK)
たち帰る(sK)

see styles
 tachikaeru
    たちかえる
(v5r,vi) to come back (to); to return to a starting point

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 85 results for "come back" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

We do offer Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Services. We'll also be happy to help you translate something for other purposes.

No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

The following titles are just to help people who are searching for an Asian dictionary to find this page.

Japanese Kanji Dictionary

Free Asian Dictionary

Chinese Kanji Dictionary

Chinese Words Dictionary

Chinese Language Dictionary

Japanese Chinese Dictionary