1to return
2to go back to
3to give back to
4(of a responsibility) to be taken care of by
5to belong to
6to gather together
7(used between two identical verbs) despite
8to marry (of a woman) (old)
9division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
Examples
zhǔ rén主人sǐ死hòu后chē车zǐ子guī归shéi谁ne呢?
主人死后车子归谁呢?
Who does the car belong to when the owner dies?
玩笑归玩笑,事情进展得怎么样了?
Joking aside, how are things going?
工作归工作,学习归学习。
Work is work, play is play.