归 / 歸
guī
Meaning
- to return
- to go back to
- to give back to
- to be taken care of by
- to belong to
- to gather together
- despite
- to marry (of a woman) (old)
- division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
- surname Gui
Example sentences
它现在归我了。
它現在歸我了。
tā xiàn zài guī wǒ le。
It's mine now.
工作归工作，学习归学习。
工作歸工作，學習歸學習。
gōng zuò guī gōng zuò， xué xí guī xué xí。
Work is work, and study is study.
玩笑归玩笑，事情进展得怎么样了？
玩笑歸玩笑，事情進展得怎麼樣了？
wán xiào guī wán xiào， shì qíng jìn zhǎn dé zěn me yàng le？
Joking aside, how is things progressing?