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(huí shǒu): Look back / turn back (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
首 • shǒu • first (occasion, thing etc.) • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
shǒu
首
first (occasion, thing etc.)
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 回首.
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
首
首先
shǒu xiān
first
首都
shǒu dū
capital (city)
首次
shǒu cì
first
元首
yuán shǒu
head of a state; chief executive
首要
shǒu yào
of the first importance;chief
首饰
shǒu shì
head ornament
俯首
fǔ shǒu
Bow
自首
zìshǒu
surrender
4.
How to Use 回首 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
一望
huí
回
shǒu
首
yí
一
wàng
望
neutral
look back once
Adverb + Verb
with
蓦然
mò
蓦
rán
然
huí
回
shǒu
首
Idiom
with
不堪
bù
不
kān
堪
huí
回
shǒu
首
Verb + Object
with
往事
huí
回
shǒu
首
wǎng
往
shì
事
5.
Example Sentences with 回首
tā
他
huí
回
shǒu
首
kàn
看
mā
妈
ma
妈
formal
Written
suddenly look back
formal
too painful to look back on
formal
look back on the past
。
He looked back at his mother.
tā
他
huí
回
shǒu
首
shí
时
，
fā
发
xiàn
现
gù
故
xiāng
乡
de
的
dēng
灯
huǒ
火
yǐ
已
xiāo
消
shī
失
zài
在
yè
夜
sè
色
zhōng
中
。
When he looked back, he found the lights of his hometown had vanished into the night.
huí
回
shǒu
首
guò
过
qù
去
，
wǒ
我
xué
学
dào
到
le
了
hěn
很
duō
多
。
Looking back on the past, I learned a lot.
nǐ
你
wèi
为
hé
何
zǒng
总
shì
是
huí
回
shǒu
首
，
ér
而
bù
不
zhuān
专
zhù
注
yú
于
qián
前
fāng
方
de
的
dào
道
lù
路
ne
呢
？
Why do you always look back instead of focusing on the road ahead?
huí
回
shǒu
首
wǎng
往
shì
事
，
nà
那
xiē
些
měi
美
hǎo
好
de
的
shí
时
guāng
光
yī
依
rán
然
qīng
清
xī
晰
。
Looking back on the past, those beautiful moments are still clear.
