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Definitions
- 1. to circle
- 2. to go back
- 3. to turn around
- 4. to answer
- 5. to return
- 6. to revolve
- 7. Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
- 8. time
- 9. classifier for acts of a play
- 10. section or chapter (of a classic book)
- 11. to curve
Example Sentences
1 shown當我 回 來，發現我車子不見了。
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Words Containing 回
linear regression (statistics)
flyback (of electron beam in cathode ray tube)
to recall
Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[kūn míng], Yunnan
to shun
to circle (in the sky)
the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
to recover some lost ground (in a competition)
to reject
see 一回生二回熟[yī huí shēng èr huí shú]
to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
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
to have a sweet aftertaste
to echo
(computing) \carriage return\ character (ASCII code 13)
Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)
echolocation
to return a greeting
the solar year
to recall
final radiance of setting sun
to revert (computing)
Doha Round (world trade talks that began in Doha, Qatar in 2001)
to turn back
soul-stirring (of drama, poem or artwork)
room to maneuver; leeway; latitude
(computing) to roll back
turn-based (gaming)
to linger; to swirl around (in the air, in one's mind etc)
Huimin District of Hohhot city 呼和浩特市[hū hé hào tè shì], Inner Mongolia
to pull back; to withdraw
to return empty (i.e. to drive back with no passengers or freight)
to recoup one's investment
Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member 2002-2012, deputy chair of State Council 2003-2013
to listen to the next chapter for an explanation
Hualong Huizu Autonomous County in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
to turn a vehicle around
to answer back
to return
receipt
to respond
what's going on?
Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
paper clip
brokerage
(but) then again; (but) on the other hand
echo
to reply to an invitation
chapter title (in a novel)
to rebound
to fall back (of water level or share prices)
receipt
commission
gradient echo
Longhui county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[shào yáng], Hunan
self-inking stamp
Wushitala Hui village in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
hippocampus
to reply
repeatedly
to return to
to recycle
to stick up for a wrongdoer
to return; to come back
recyclable
lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
to replay
callback (computing)
Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁[xī níng], Qinghai
to return to one's home country
to call sb back (on the phone)
number of times (sth happens)
self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE)
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州[hǎi běi zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
to reverse a desperate situation
return of the emperor
to attack from an unexpected direction
to have a rich aftertaste
return on investment (ROI)
payment of money owing
to be fired
to turn one's head; to turn around
a reply (in writing)
Guangcheng Hui District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[zhèng zhōu shì], Henan
See you later!
to look back at history
next chapter
See you!
return of spring
tropic
Longhui county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[shào yáng], Hunan
stoping (excavating ore using stepped terraces)
to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
to turn around; to look back
to recall
one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents
repeat customer
backwards and forwards
to repay a favor
return trip
to retrieve
to buy back
cingulum (anatomy)
to melt down
to go back to one's roots
final radiance of setting sun
receipt (written acknowledgement of receipt of an item)
return on equity (ROE)
to have a sweet aftertaste
inverted turn (ornament in music)
paper clip
Roving Analysis Port
the return of a prodigal son (idiom)
time and again
Huihu, Tang dynasty name of ethnic group corresponding to modern Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[wéi wú ěr]
see 百折不撓|百折不挠[bǎi zhé bù náo]
if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes
lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)
to return to
to return a compliment
diffraction (physics)
to steam again
roundabout route
to temper (iron)
to recover (sth lost or stolen)
novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet
(of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape
reused cooking oil
to send back
to fight back
total return
see 徘徊[pái huái]
to refute
(canoe-kayak) slalom
unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
(finance) profit-taking
callback function (computing)
Shunhe Hui district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[kāi fēng shì], Henan
to circle; to wheel; to go around
to make a round trip
to make a round trip
to resound
Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu
to return
to put on (clothes)
to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)
Minhe Hui and Tu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
to write back
to recall
return of the prodigal son
gone forever
palindrome
to revert
concave reflector (e.g. in spotlight)
Zhanjiachuan Huizu autonomous county in Gansu
conveyor belt sushi (restaurant)
gyrus (neuroanatomy)
sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)
diffraction grating (physics)
to make up for
to return
traditional Fire God
winding
recurring fever
cobalt blue
carriage return
Chanhe Hui autonomous district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市 in Henan province 河南
Huihe, pre-Tang name of ethnic group corresponding to modern Uighur
Mengcun Hui Autonomous County in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei
memoir
cyclotron (particle accelerator)
meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
to bring back
Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
Yan Hui (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius, also known as Yan Yuan 顏淵|颜渊[yán yuān]
(pay a) return visit
unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
to take seriously (often with negative expression: \don't take it too seriously\)
to cook again
(Internet slang) to retaliate verbally; to hit back (at critics)
to regain
to return to
Islam
regression (psychology)
Tropic of Cancer
twice-cooked pork
see 回描[huí miáo]
to retrieve
to cycle
Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[bì jié dì qū], Guizhou
to retrieve
Dachang Hui autonomous county in Langfang 廊坊[láng fáng], Hebei
echo
to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
Hui Islamic ethnic group living across China
(but) then again; (but) on the other hand
to return a compliment
Tropic of Capricorn
Hui ethnic group (Chinese muslims)
(in) return
to return
two quite different things
ringback tone
to return to the capital
buyback
to return (an item)
for the first time
(of a wife) to return to her parental home
to go around
one and the same (thing)
the first time
to return an invitation
to return home
angular gyrus (convolution of the brain)
to flow back
to revolve; to rotate
not regard as a matter (of any importance)
to return
retrospective (exhibition)
(of the weather) to warm up again
backcrossing (i.e. hybridization with parent)
to turn round; to turn one's head
Hui person
to turn back
gone forever (idiom)
to regurgitate
see 說是一回事，做又是另外一回事|说是一回事，做又是另外一回事[shuō shì yī huí shì , zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì]
to reply
to return to port
to look back
to return sb's gaze; to meet sb's eyes
echo (e.g. radar)
to recharge
winding corridor
to pull back
backwash
to rise again after a fall
traffic backup
see 遞歸|递归[dì guī]
to glance back
to reply
to go home (in a ceremonial procession)
traffic circle; rotary; roundabout
to report back to one's superior
to backfill
to remit home
to reply; to answer
rondo
to release from custody
to go back to sleep (instead of rising up in the morning)
to change one's mind (idiom)
return address
heart-rending (drama, music, poem etc)
to become moist again
to answer back; to retort
receipt
jai alai
to send back
to collect one's thoughts (after being surprised or shocked)
irrevocable
to rebuff
to reincarnate
(idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
(theater etc) to tour
retriever
to redeem
the road back to where one came from
to make a round trip
irreversible
to earn back (money one invested, wasted etc)
to take back (forcibly)
to have one's house burned down
Sanji or Changji Hui autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
ileum (segment of small intestine between the jejunum 空腸|空肠[kōng cháng] and appendix 盲腸|盲肠[máng cháng])
to pay a return visit
to fall back
The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
(idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure
to call to mind and ponder over
circuit court
last time
to turn back
first return of bride to her parental home