回
首

To turn around in Chinese: 回首 (huí shǒu)

huí shǒu

to turn around

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to turn around; to look back
  2. 2(fig.) to recall the past

Stroke order

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回
首

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄟˊ

huí

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 回首往事，他感慨万千。

    huí shǒu wǎng shì， tā gǎn kǎi wàn qiān。

    Looking back on the past, he was filled with emotion.

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Related words

回

huí

to circle

首

shǒu

head

回答

huí dá

to reply

回忆

huí yì

to recall

首都

shǒu dū

capital (city)

首先

shǒu xiān

first (of all)

回到

huí dào

to return to

回家

huí jiā

to return home

回来

huí lai

to return

回去

huí qu

to return

回国

huí guó

to return to one's home country

回复

huí fù

to reply

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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