Chinese word dictionary

回肠

huí cháng · ileum (segment of small intestine between the jejunum 空腸|空肠[kong1 chang2] and appendix 盲腸|盲肠[mang2 chang2])

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Word information

Simplified回肠

Traditional回腸

Pinyinhuí cháng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

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

肠cháng

intestines; emotions; sausage

How to learn 回肠

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.

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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

回答huídá

to reply; to answer; reply; answer

回复huífù

to recover; to revert; to return to (good health, normal condition etc); variant of 回覆[hui2 fu4]

回信huíxìn

to reply; to write back; letter written in reply; CL:封[feng1]