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回首

huí shǒu
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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展望
zhǎn wàng

outlook

looking forward vs. looking back

Related words

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回头
huí tóu

to turn round; to turn one's head

physically turning one's head

Synonyms

2 items
回顾
huí gù

to look back

for recalling past events or experiences
回想
huí xiǎng

to recall

for recalling memories

Usage notes

Collocations

Common in phrases like 回首往事 (look back on the past); rarely used alone in modern speech.

Common mistakes

回首 is literary/poetic; in spoken Mandarin, use 回忆 or 回想 for 'to recall'.

Example Sentences

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她 回首 往事，感到非常后悔。
She looked back on the past and felt very regretful.
回首 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13111714)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Child Words of 回首

回
huí

to circle

首
shǒu

head