1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
不撞南墙不回头
bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu
1 to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
问客杀鸡
wèn kè shā jī
1 lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
2 fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
回嗔作喜
huí chēn zuò xǐ
1 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
回天乏术
huí tiān fá shù
1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
2 to fail to save the situation
回天无力
huí tiān wú lì
1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
2 to fail to save the situation
回心转意
huí xīn zhuǎn yì
1 to change one's mind (idiom)
好马不吃回头草
hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo
1 lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)
2 fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)
3 leave the past behind
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
2 brilliant doctor
峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn
1 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
2 (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
3 fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
4 things have taken a new turn
有去无回
yǒu qù wú huí
1 gone forever (idiom)
浪子回头
làng zǐ huí tóu
1 the return of a prodigal son (idiom)
游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù
1 visitors are not admitted (idiom)
苦海无边,回头是岸
kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn
1 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.
1 Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)
宾客盈门
bīn kè yíng mén
1 guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
起死回生
qǐ sǐ huí shēng
1 to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
迂回曲折
yū huí qū zhé
1 meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
2 going around in circles
Sample Sentences
呵呵,我这小摊开了很久了。找我的都是回头客。下次要修车记得找我啊。
hēhē ,wǒ zhè xiǎotān kāi le hěn jiǔ le 。zhǎo wǒ de dōu shì huítóukè 。xiàcì yào xiū chē jìde zhǎo wǒ ā 。
Heh heh. I’ve had this little stall for years. All my business are return customers. Next time your bike needs repairing, remember to come to look for me.