Word information
Simplified归宁
Traditional歸寧
Pinyinguī níng
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Chinese word dictionary
归宁
guī níng · (literary) (of a married woman) to visit one's parents
Character breakdown
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归guī
surname Gui; to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
归还guīhuánto return sth; to revert
安宁ānníngpeaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry; see 安寧區|安宁区[An1 ning2 Qu1]; see 安寧市|安宁市[An1 ning2 Shi4]
改邪归正gǎixié-guīzhèngto mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
归根到底guīgēn-dàodǐafter all; in the final analysis; ultimately
归结guījiéto sum up; to conclude; to put in a nutshell; conclusion; end (of a story etc)