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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回
- 来回 來回 lái huí ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ loi4 wui4 to make a round trip
- 回来 回來 huí lai ㄏㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄌㄞ wui4 loi4 to return; to come back
- 回信 huí xìn ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ wui4 seon3 to reply
- 回到 huí dào ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄠˋ wui4 dou3 to return to
- 回升 huí shēng ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wui4 sing1 to rise again after a fall
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- 回去 huí qu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄑㄩ wui4 heoi3 to return
- 回合 huí hé ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄜˊ wui4 hap6 one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents
- 回味 huí wèi ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˋ wui4 mei6 to call to mind and ponder over
- 回国 回國 huí guó ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ wui4 gwok3 to return to one's home country
- 回报 回報 huí bào ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄠˋ wui4 bou3 (in) return
- 回家 huí jiā ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄚ wui4 gaa1 to return home
- 回复 回復 huí fù ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄨˋ wui4 fuk6 to recover; to revert; to return to (good health, normal condition etc)
- 回想 huí xiǎng ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wui4 soeng2 to recall
- 回忆 回憶 huí yì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄧˋ wui4 jik1 to recall
- 回应 回應 huí yìng ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄥˋ wui4 jing3 to respond
- 回扣 huí kòu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄡˋ wui4 kau3 brokerage
- 回收 huí shōu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡ wui4 sau1 to recycle
- 回教 Huí jiào ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ wui4 gaau3 Islam
- 回归 回歸 huí guī ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄟ wui4 gwai1 to return to
- 回答 huí dá ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˊ wui4 daap3 to reply; to answer
首
- 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
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- 首席 shǒu xí ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧˊ sau2 zik6 chief (representative, correspondent etc)
- 首府 shǒu fǔ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˇ sau2 fu2 capital city of an autonomous region
- 首批 shǒu pī ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄧ sau2 pai1 first batch
- 首次 shǒu cì ㄕㄡˇ ㄘˋ sau2 ci3 first
- 首相 shǒu xiàng ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ sau2 soeng3 prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
- 首脑 首腦 shǒu nǎo ㄕㄡˇ ㄋㄠˇ sau2 nou5 head (of state)
- 首要 shǒu yào ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄠˋ sau2 jiu3 the most important
- 首都 shǒu dū ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨ sau2 dou1 capital (city)
- 首长 首長 shǒu zhǎng ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄤˇ sau2 zoeng2 senior official
- 首领 首領 shǒu lǐng ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ sau2 ling5 head; boss; chief
- 首饰 首飾 shǒu shì ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ sau2 sik1 jewelry
- 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ zeoi6 fui1 wo6 sau2 (idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
- 上首 shàng shǒu ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄡˇ soeng6 sau2 seat of honor
- 匕首 bǐ shǒu ㄅㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ bei6 sau2 dagger
- 匪首 fěi shǒu ㄈㄟˇ ㄕㄡˇ fei2 sau2 bandit
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
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- 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)
- 回心转意 回心轉意 huí xīn zhuǎn yì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄧˋ wui4 sam1 zyun2 ji3 to change one's mind (idiom)
- 浪子回头 浪子回頭 làng zǐ huí tóu ㄌㄤˋ ㄗˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ long6 zi2 wui4 tau4 the return of a prodigal son (idiom)
- 妙手回春 miào shǒu huí chūn ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄣ miu6 sau2 wui4 ceon1 (idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure
- 起死回生 qǐ sǐ huí shēng ㄑㄧˇ ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ hei2 sei2 wui4 sang1 to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
- 有去无回 有去無回 yǒu qù wú huí ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩˋ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ jau5 heoi3 mou4 wui4 gone forever (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
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- 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)
- 俯首称臣 俯首稱臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥ ㄔㄣˊ fu2 sau2 cing1 san4 to bow before (idiom)
- 俯首帖耳 fǔ shǒu tiē ěr ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄝ ㄦˇ fu2 sau2 tip3 ji5 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
- 皓首苍颜 皓首蒼顏 hào shǒu cāng yán ㄏㄠˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄤ ㄧㄢˊ hou6 sau2 cong1 ngaan4 white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
- 马首是瞻 馬首是瞻 mǎ shǒu shì zhān ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄢ maa5 sau2 si6 zim1 to follow blindly (idiom)
- 翘居群首 翹居群首 qiáo jū qún shǒu ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄩ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ kiu4 geoi1 kwan4 sau2 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent