Chinese word dictionary

回头

huítóu · to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by

Practice word

Word information

Simplified回头

Traditional回頭

Pinyinhuítóu

Part of speech动、副、连

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

回huí

to return, to turn around; a time

头tóu

head; chief, boss; first, top

How to learn 回头

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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回huí

to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); time; classifier for acts of a play; section or chapter (of a classic book); to curve; to return; to revolve; variant of 迴|回[hui2]

回来huílái

to return; to come back

回去huíqù

to return; to go back

头tóu

head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]

回答huídá

to reply; to answer; reply; answer

头发tóufa

hair (on the head)