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回想 (huí xiǎng): Recall / recollect (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
回 • huí • to return • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
huí
回
to return
想 • xiǎng • to want; to think • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
xiǎng
想
to want; to think
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 回想.
Words with
回
回去
huí qu
to return
回来
huí lai
to return; to come back
回答
huí dá
reply
回信
huí xìn
to reply
回复
huí fù
to reply
回忆
huí yì
to recall
返回
fǎn huí
to return to
回头
huí tóu
to turn round; to turn one's head
Words with
想
想法
xiǎng fǎ
way of thinking; opinion; notion
理想
lǐ xiǎng
ideal; ambition
幻想
huàn xiǎng
illusion; fantasy; figment of one's imagination
思想
sī xiǎng
thought; idea
想念
xiǎng niàn
long to see again; miss
想象
xiǎng xiàng
imagine; think; visualize
感想
gǎn xiǎng
impression; reflection; thought
梦想
mèng xiǎng
hope vainly; pipe dream
4.
How to Use 回想 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
起来
huí
回
xiǎng
想
qǐ
起
lái
来
neutral
recall (to mind)
Adverb + Verb
with
仔细
zǐ
仔
xì
细
huí
回
xiǎng
想
Verb + Object
with
往事
huí
回
xiǎng
想
wǎng
往
shì
事
Adjective + Noun
with
痛苦
tòng
痛
kǔ
苦
de
的
huí
回
xiǎng
想
5.
Example Sentences with 回想
wǒ
我
huí
回
xiǎng
想
zuó
昨
tiān
天
de
的
shì
neutral
recall carefully
neutral
recall the past
formal
Written
painful recollection
事
。
I recall what happened yesterday.
tā
他
nǔ
努
lì
力
huí
回
xiǎng
想
huì
会
yì
议
xì
细
jié
节
,
què
却
zhī
只
jì
记
de
得
mó
模
hu
糊
de
的
lún
轮
kuò
廓
。
He tried hard to recall the details of the meeting, but could only remember a vague outline.
zài
在
zhuàn
撰
xiě
写
bào
报
gào
告
shí
时
,
wǒ
我
xū
需
yào
要
zǐ
仔
xì
细
huí
回
xiǎng
想
suǒ
所
yǒu
有
xiāng
相
guān
关
shù
数
jù
据
。
While writing the report, I need to carefully recollect all relevant data.
tā
他
cháng
常
cháng
常
huí
回
xiǎng
想
xiǎo
小
shí
时
hòu
候
de
的
kuài
快
lè
乐
shí
时
guāng
光
。
He often recalls the happy times of his childhood.
wú
无
lùn
论
zěn
怎
me
么
huí
回
xiǎng
想
,
wǒ
我
dōu
都
wú
无
fǎ
法
jì
记
qǐ
起
nà
那
fēng
封
xìn
信
de
的
jù
具
tǐ
体
nèi
内
róng
容
。
No matter how hard I try to recollect, I cannot remember the specific content of that letter.