The word 重返 (chóng fǎn) is formed through the combination of two independent morphemes: 重, meaning "again" or "to repeat", and 返, meaning "to return" or "to go back". It follows a standard grammatical structure in Chinese where an adverb (重) modifies a verb (返), creating a compound verb that literally means "to return again". This logical and sequential pairing succinctly conveys the action of going back to a place or state for a subsequent time, often carrying a nuanced tone of purposeful or nostalgic revisitation, as in 重返故乡 (return to one's hometown).