huí

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Definitions

  1. 1. to circle
  2. 2. to go back
  3. 3. to turn around
  4. 4. to answer
  5. 5. to return
  6. 6. to revolve
  7. 7. Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
  8. 8. time
  9. 9. classifier for acts of a play
  10. 10. section or chapter (of a classic book)
  11. 11. to curve

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Words Containing 回

一回事
yī huí shì

one and the same (thing)

来回
lái huí

to make a round trip

回来
huí lai

to return; to come back

回信
huí xìn

to reply

回到
huí dào

to return to

回升
huí shēng

to rise again after a fall

回去
huí qu

to return

回味
huí wèi

to call to mind and ponder over

回国
huí guó

to return to one's home country

回报
huí bào

(in) return

回家
huí jiā

to return home

回复
huí fù

to reply

回想
huí xiǎng

to recall

回忆
huí yì

to recall

回忆录
huí yì lù

memoir

回应
huí yìng

to respond

回扣
huí kòu

brokerage

回收
huí shōu

to recycle

回归
huí guī

to return to

回答
huí dá

to reply; to answer

回落
huí luò

to fall back

回头
huí tóu

to turn round; to turn one's head

回顾
huí gù

to look back

回馈
huí kuì

to repay a favor

回首
huí shǒu

to turn around; to look back

峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn

the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)

挽回
wǎn huí

to retrieve

收回
shōu huí

to regain

返回
fǎn huí

to return to

回避
huí bì

to shun

退回
tuì huí

to return (an item)

驳回
bó huí

to reject

一去不回
yī qù bù huí

gone forever

一回生两回熟
yī huí shēng liǎng huí shú

see 一回生二回熟[yī huí shēng èr huí shú]

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú

unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)

上回
shàng huí

last time

下回
xià huí

next chapter

不可挽回
bù kě wǎn huí

irreversible

不撞南墙不回头
bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu

to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)

不当一回事
bù dàng yī huí shì

not regard as a matter (of any importance)

且听下回分解
qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě

to listen to the next chapter for an explanation

来回来去
lái huí lái qù

repeatedly

来回来去地
lái huí lái qù de

backwards and forwards

传回
chuán huí

to send back

两回事
liǎng huí shì

two quite different things

化隆回族自治县
huà lóng huí zú zì zhì xiàn

Hualong Huizu Autonomous County in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai

北回归线
běi huí guī xiàn

Tropic of Cancer

汇回
huì huí

to remit home

南回归线
nán huí guī xiàn

Tropic of Capricorn

取回
qǔ huí

to retrieve

召回
zhào huí

to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)

可回收
kě huí shōu

recyclable

回交
huí jiāo

backcrossing (i.e. hybridization with parent)

回京
huí jīng

to return to the capital

回佣
huí yòng

commission

回信地址
huí xìn dì zhǐ

return address

回充
huí chōng

to recharge

回光反照
huí guāng fǎn zhào

final radiance of setting sun

回光返照
huí guāng fǎn zhào

final radiance of setting sun

回光镜
huí guāng jìng

concave reflector (e.g. in spotlight)

回函
huí hán

a reply (in writing)

回力球
huí lì qiú

jai alai

回口
huí kǒu

to answer back

回合
huí hé

one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents

回合制
huí hé zhì

turn-based (gaming)

回吐
huí tǔ

to regurgitate

回味无穷
huí wèi wú qióng

to have a rich aftertaste

回单
huí dān

receipt

回嗔作喜
huí chēn zuò xǐ

to go from anger to happiness (idiom)

回嘴
huí zuǐ

to answer back; to retort

回回
huí hui

Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)

回回
huí huí

time and again

回回青
huí huí qīng

cobalt blue

回执
huí zhí

receipt (written acknowledgement of receipt of an item)

回执单
huí zhí dān

receipt

回堵
huí dǔ

traffic backup

回填
huí tián

to backfill

回墨印
huí mò yìn

self-inking stamp

回天
huí tiān

to reverse a desperate situation

回天乏术
huí tiān fá shù

(idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery

回天无力
huí tiān wú lì

unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)

回奉
huí fèng

to return a compliment

回娘家
huí niáng jiā

(of a wife) to return to her parental home

回家吃自己
huí jiā chī zì jǐ

to be fired

回帖
huí tiě

to reply to an invitation

回弹
huí tán

(of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape

回形针
huí xíng zhēn

paper clip

回心转意
huí xīn zhuǎn yì

to change one's mind (idiom)

回怼
huí duǐ

(Internet slang) to retaliate verbally; to hit back (at critics)

回折
huí zhé

diffraction (physics)

回折格子
huí zhé gé zi

diffraction grating (physics)

回抽
huí chōu

to pull back; to withdraw

回拜
huí bài

to pay a return visit

回扫
huí sǎo

see 回描[huí miáo]

回采
huí cǎi

stoping (excavating ore using stepped terraces)

回描
huí miáo

flyback (of electron beam in cathode ray tube)

回击
huí jī

to fight back

回放
huí fàng

to replay

回教
huí jiào

Islam

回敬
huí jìng

to return a compliment

回数
huí shù

number of times (sth happens)

回文
huí wén

palindrome

回旋曲
huí xuán qǔ

rondo

回族
huí zú

Hui Islamic ethnic group living across China

回族人
huí zú rén

Hui person

回春
huí chūn

return of spring

回暖
huí nuǎn

(of the weather) to warm up again

回望
huí wàng

to return sb's gaze; to meet sb's eyes

回本
huí běn

to recoup one's investment

回条
huí tiáo

receipt

回款
huí kuǎn

payment of money owing

回归年
huí guī nián

the solar year

回归热
huí guī rè

recurring fever

回归线
huí guī xiàn

tropic

回民
huí mín

Hui ethnic group (Chinese muslims)

回民区
huí mín qū

Huimin District of Hohhot city 呼和浩特市[hū hé hào tè shì], Inner Mongolia

回冲
huí chōng

backwash

回波
huí bō

echo (e.g. radar)

回流
huí liú

to flow back

回溯
huí sù

to recall

回滚
huí gǔn

(computing) to roll back

回潮
huí cháo

to become moist again

回火
huí huǒ

to temper (iron)

回炉
huí lú

to melt down

回甘
huí gān

to have a sweet aftertaste

回甜
huí tián

to have a sweet aftertaste

回目
huí mù

chapter title (in a novel)

回眸
huí móu

to glance back

回神
huí shén

to collect one's thoughts (after being surprised or shocked)

回禄
huí lù

traditional Fire God

回禄之灾
huí lù zhī zāi

to have one's house burned down

回礼
huí lǐ

to return a greeting

回程
huí chéng

return trip

回禀
huí bǐng

to report back to one's superior

回空
huí kōng

to return empty (i.e. to drive back with no passengers or freight)

回笼
huí lóng

to steam again

回纥
huí hé

Huihe, pre-Tang name of ethnic group corresponding to modern Uighur

回绝
huí jué

to rebuff

回绕
huí rào

winding

回老家
huí lǎo jiā

to go back to one's roots

回耗
huí hào

to write back

回声
huí shēng

echo

回声定位
huí shēng dìng wèi

echolocation

回肠
huí cháng

ileum (segment of small intestine between the jejunum 空腸|空肠[kōng cháng] and appendix 盲腸|盲肠[máng cháng])

回肠荡气
huí cháng dàng qì

soul-stirring (of drama, poem or artwork)

回航
huí háng

to return to port

回良玉
huí liáng yù

Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member 2002-2012, deputy chair of State Council 2003-2013

回见
huí jiàn

See you later!

回视
huí shì

regression (psychology)

回访
huí fǎng

(pay a) return visit

回话
huí huà

to reply

回调
huí diào

callback (computing)

回调函数
huí diào hán shù

callback function (computing)

回请
huí qǐng

to return an invitation

回护
huí hù

to stick up for a wrongdoer

回购
huí gòu

buyback

回跌
huí diē

to fall back (of water level or share prices)

回路
huí lù

to return

回车
huí chē

to turn a vehicle around

回车符
huí chē fú

(computing) \carriage return\ character (ASCII code 13)

回车键
huí chē jiàn

carriage return

回返
huí fǎn

to return

回退
huí tuì

to revert (computing)

回过头来
huí guò tóu lái

to turn one's head; to turn around

回还
huí huán

to return

回邮信封
huí yóu xìn fēng

self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE)

回铃音
huí líng yīn

ringback tone

回锅
huí guō

to cook again

回锅油
huí guō yóu

reused cooking oil

回锅肉
huí guō ròu

twice-cooked pork

回銮
huí luán

return of the emperor

回门
huí mén

first return of bride to her parental home

回电
huí diàn

to call sb back (on the phone)

回音
huí yīn

echo

回头客
huí tóu kè

repeat customer

回头见
huí tóu jiàn

See you!

回头路
huí tóu lù

the road back to where one came from

回顾展
huí gù zhǎn

retrospective (exhibition)

回顾历史
huí gù lì shǐ

to look back at history

回马枪
huí mǎ qiāng

sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)

回驳
huí bó

to refute

回鹘
huí hú

Huihu, Tang dynasty name of ethnic group corresponding to modern Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[wéi wú ěr]

多哈回合
duō hā huí hé

Doha Round (world trade talks that began in Doha, Qatar in 2001)

大厂回族自治县
dà chǎng huí zú zì zhì xiàn

Dachang Hui autonomous county in Langfang 廊坊[láng fáng], Hebei

大通回族土族自治县
dà tōng huí zú tǔ zú zì zhì xiàn

Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁[xī níng], Qinghai

夺回
duó huí

to take back (forcibly)

好马不吃回头草
hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo

lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)

妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn

(idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure

威宁彝族回族苗族自治县
wēi níng yí zú huí zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[bì jié dì qū], Guizhou

孟村回族自治县
mèng cūn huí zú zì zhì xiàn

Mengcun Hui Autonomous County in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei

寻回犬
xún huí quǎn

retriever

寻甸回族彝族自治县
xún diàn huí zú yí zú zì zhì xiàn

Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[kūn míng], Yunnan

巍山彝族回族自治县
wēi shān yí zú huí zú zì zhì xiàn

Weishan Yi and Hui autonomous county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

巡回
xún huí

to go around

巡回分析端口
xún huí fēn xī duān kǒu

Roving Analysis Port

巡回法庭
xún huí fǎ tíng

circuit court

巡回演出
xún huí yǎn chū

(theater etc) to tour

带回
dài huí

to bring back

张家川回族自治县
zhāng jiā chuān huí zú zì zhì xiàn

Zhanjiachuan Huizu autonomous county in Gansu

弹回
tán huí

to rebound