回头 (回頭)
huí tóu
Pinyin

Definition

回头 (回頭)
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huí tóu
  1. to turn round
  2. to turn one's head
  3. later
  4. by and by

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

回
huí
  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)
回来
huí lai
  1. 1 to return
  2. 2 to come back
回到
huí dào
  1. 1 to return to
回家
huí jiā
  1. 1 to return home
回忆
huí yì
  1. 1 to recall
  2. 2 memories
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (16)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 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. 1 to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
回嗔作喜
huí chēn zuò xǐ
  1. 1 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
回天乏术
huí tiān fá shù
  1. 1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to save the situation
回天无力
huí tiān wú lì
  1. 1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to save the situation

Sample Sentences

现在回头想想，除了记忆力退化，我的社交模式，和思考方式跟过去比起来，落差”狠”大，是狠狠地大。
xiànzài huítóu xiǎngxiang ，chúle jìyìlì tuìhuà ，wǒ de shèjiāo móshì ，hé sīkǎo fāngshì gēn guòqù bǐqǐlai ，luòchā ”hěn ”dà ，shì hěn hěn de dà 。
Thinking back now, as well as my memory deteriorating, my social skills and ability to think have deteriorated aggressively, very aggressively.
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如果现在回头，会不会太晚。
rúguǒ xiànzài huítóu ，huì bùhuì tài wǎn 。
I don't know if it's too late to look back.
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好马不吃回头草。
hǎo mǎ bù chī huítóu cǎo 。
A smart person does not dwell on past actions.
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好马不吃回头草。找新的工作吧！
hǎomǎbùchīhuítóucǎo 。zhǎo xīn de gōngzuò ba ！
A smart person does not dwell on past actions. Why not look for a new job?
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好马不吃回头草。下一个男朋友会更好。
hǎomǎbùchīhuítóucǎo 。xiàyīge nánpéngyou huì gènghǎo 。
A smart person does not dwell on past actions. The next guy would be better.
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这样吧，你回头做份详细的可行性报告给我。我们再找时间谈谈。
zhèyàng ba ，nǐ huítóu zuò fèn xiángxì de kěxíngxìng bàogào gěi wǒ 。wǒmen zài zhǎo shíjiān tán tan 。
How about this. You go back and make a detailed feasibility report and give it to me. We'll find another time to talk more.
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我回头问一下我妈。
wǒ huítóu wèn yīxià wǒ mā 。
I'll ask my mom later.
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