How to Say ‘I went back to Taichung to see my parents.’ in Traditional Chinese
我回台中看我爸媽。
wǒ huí tái zhōng kàn wǒ bà mā
[wo huí Táizhōng kàn wo bà mā]
💬 Usage Tip: Two actions can sit side by side with no "to" between them, and the second one gives the purpose. Swap in other actions: 我去台北買東西 "I went to Taipei to shop".
Phrase Breakdown
我回台中
wǒ huí tái zhōng
I went back to Taichung
The first action. Pause slightly after 台中: wǒ huí Táizhōng.
過年我回台中。
I go back to Taichung for Chinese New Year.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。
I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.
回
huí
[huí]
to return; to go back
Verb for going back to a place or person.
我要回家了。
I'm going home now.
台中
tái zhōng
[Táizhōng]
Taichung
A large city in central Taiwan.
台中的天氣很好。
The weather in Taichung is nice.
看我爸媽。
kàn wǒ bà mā
to see my parents
This part gives the purpose of the trip: kàn wǒ bàmā.
我週末要看我爸媽。
I'm going to see my parents this weekend.
Words in this phrase
看
kàn
[kàn]
to visit; to see (someone)
Used for visiting people, especially family or friends.
我週末去看朋友。
I went to visit a friend on the weekend.
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。
I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.
爸
bà
[bà]
dad
Casual word for father; also used for father-in-law.
爸在客廳看電視。
Dad is watching TV in the living room.
媽
mā
[mā]
mom
Casual word for mother; also used by married people for their mother-in-law.
媽，我回來了。
Mom, I'm home.
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