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回: replies and strength both 'come back'
The picture Something that went out loops around and lands back where it started.
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your body goes back
我六点回家。
wǒ liù diǎn huí jiā
I get home at six.
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words go back to the sender
他还没回我信息。
tā hái méi huí wǒ xìnxī
He still hasn't replied to me.
回信息 pictures the message you sent making its way back to you.
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your head turns back
你回头看看。
nǐ huí tóu kàn kan
Turn around and take a look.
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strength comes back into the body
病人的力气慢慢回来了。
bìngrén de lìqi mànmàn huí lái le
The patient's strength is slowly coming back.
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the talk comes back on track
话说回来，他也不容易。
huà shuō huí lái, tā yě bù róngyì
That said, it hasn't been easy for him either.
话说回来 pulls a conversation that drifted back to where it started.