回首
回首 huí shǒu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ wui4 sau2 HSK 7-9
- to turn around; to look back
- (fig.) to recall the past
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More words with these characters
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- 俯首 fǔ shǒu ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ fu2 sau2 to bend one's head
- 元首 yuán shǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jyun4 sau2 head of state
- 为首為首 wéi shǒu ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ wai4 sau2 head
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
- 首创首創 shǒu chuàng ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄤˋ sau2 cong3 to originate; to pioneer; to invent
- 首席 shǒu xí ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧˊ sau2 zik6 chief (representative, correspondent etc)
Idioms with these characters
- 峰回路转峰回路轉 fēng huí lù zhuǎn ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ fung1 wui4 lou6 zyun2 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
- 回嗔作喜 huí chēn zuò xǐ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄣ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˇ wui4 can1 zok3 hei2 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
- 回禄之灾回祿之災 Huí lù zhī zāi ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓ ㄗㄞ wui4 luk6 zi1 zoi1 (idiom) fire disaster; conflagration
- 回天乏术回天乏術 huí tiān fá shù ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ wui4 tin1 fat6 seot6 (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
- 回天无力回天無力 huí tiān wú lì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ wui4 tin1 mou4 lik6 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
- 昂首阔步昂首闊步 áng shǒu kuò bù ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ngong4 sau2 fut3 bou6 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6 (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens
- 昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄩㄥ ngong4 sau2 ting5 hung1 head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
- 白首齐眉白首齊眉 bái shǒu qí méi ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˊ baak6 sau2 cai4 mei4 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)