Definition & Meaning

1.turn one's head; look back

2.walk back; come or go back; return

3.repent; mend one's way; give up evil and return to good

4.later; some other time; in a moment

Word usage

Words with hui tou

huí tóu

回 头

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NHSK 5 SW HSK 3 HYJC5

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1
v.turn one's head; look back
- qǐng huí tóu
  请回头。
  Turn round, please.
- tā huí tóu wǎng hòu kàn
  她回头往后看。
  She turned her head and looked back.
- tā hū hǎn tā men shí tā men huí tóu zhāng wàng
  她呼喊他们时，他们回头张望。
  They looked around when she called.
synonym
zhuǎn tóu转头 huí shǒu回首 diào tóu掉头 zhuǎn liǎn转脸
2
v.walk back; come or go back; return
- wǒ zài yě bù huì huí tóu le
  我再也不会回头了。
  I would never go back.
- tā yī qù bù huí tóu
  他一去不回头。
  He never looked back once leaving.
- nǐ méi yǒu huí tóu lù kě zǒu le
  你没有回头路可走了。
  You will not be able to get back to your previous situation.
synonym
huí lái回来
antonym
qián jìn前进
3
v.metarepent; mend one's way; give up evil and return to good
- tā xiàn zài huí tóu hái bù wǎn
  他现在回头还不晚。
  It's not too late for him to repent.
- jí zǎo huí tóu
  及早回头。
  Repent before it is too late.
- huí tóu shì àn
  回头是岸。
  It is never too late to mend.
synonym
huǐ wù悔悟
4
adv.infmllater; some other time; in a moment
- huí tóu jiàn
  回头见！
  See you later!
- tā huí tóu jiù bàn
  他回头就办。
  He will do it in a moment.
- huí tóu zài shuō
  回头再说。
  Let's talk about it later.

Word usage

Separable word
"回" and "头" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 请你回过头来。
  Please turn around.
- 听见我叫她，她回了一下头。
  When she heard me call her, she turned her head back.
- 位置太挤了，我都回不了头。
  It was so crowded that I couldn't even turn back.

Chinese words with pinyin hui tou

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