回 huí

1. huí verb to go back; to return
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 返; for example, 回家 'return home' (Guoyu '回' v 2)
2. huí verb to turn around; to revolve
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 掉转 (Guoyu '回' v 1)
3. huí verb to change
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 改变 (Guoyu '回' v 3)
4. huí verb to reply; to answer
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 答复; for example, 回答 'to answer' (Guoyu '回' v 4)
5. huí verb to decline; to politely refuse
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 谢绝 (Guoyu '回' v 6)
6. huí verb to depart
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 避开 (Guoyu '回' v 7)
7. huí proper noun Huizu
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Ethnic Group 民族
   Notes: In the sense of 回族 (Guoyu '回' n 1)
8. huí measure word a time; an act
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Measure word for trips, times to do something, or chapters in a book (Guoyu '回' n 2)
9. huí proper noun Huizu
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '回' n 3)

Contained in

• 回邮信封(回郵信封) self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE)
• 昭回 the turning of the light from the stars ; the radiance of the sun and moon
• 脑回(腦回) gyrus (neuroanatomy)
• 角回 angular gyrus (convolution of the brain)
• 回波 echo (e.g. radar); returning wave
• 回空 to return empty (i.e. to drive back with no passengers or freight)
• 好梦惊回(好夢驚回) startled from my beautiful dream
• 回想 to recall; to recollect
• 回纥(回紇) Huihe
• 回口 to answer back
• 重回 to return
• 回执单(回執單) receipt
• 巡回法庭(巡迴法庭) circuit court
• 打道回府 to go home (in a ceremonial procession); to return home
• 回归(回歸) go back; to return; to regress
• 回回 time and again; every time ; Hui ethnic group
• 妙手回春 magical hands bring the dying back to life; miracle cure; brilliant doctor
• 回奉 to return a compliment; to give a return present
• 回跌 to fall back (of water level or share prices)
• 回信地址 return address
• 败子回头(敗子回頭) return of the prodigal son
• 巡回分析端口(巡迴分析端口) Roving Analysis Port / RAP
• 回锋收笔(鋒回收筆) a hooked-like movement of the brush at the end of a stroke
• 折回 to turn back halfway; to retrace one's steps
• 浪子回头(浪子回頭) the return of a prodigal son
• 巡回(巡回) to go around/to roam ; to go around; to roam; to tour
• 回纹针(回紋針) a paperclip ; paper clip
• 回采(回採) stoping (excavating ore using stepped terraces); to extract ore; extraction; to pull back
• 回复(回復) to reply to ; to turn around; to repeatedly change ; to restore; to reinstate
• 回归年(回歸年) the solar year; the year defined as the period between successive equinoxes
• 回击(回擊) to counterattack
• 回禀(回稟) to report back to one's superior
• 下回 next chapter; next time
• 回拜 to pay a return visit
• 回信 to reply to a letter; to write back ; a reply letter
• 投资回报率(投資回報率) return on investment (ROI)
• 回锅(回鍋) to cook again; to rewarm food
• 垃圾回收 waste recycling
• 回力球 jai alai; cesta punta; ball used in this sport
• 回馈(回饋) to give back ; feedback
• 不撞南墙不回头(不撞南牆不回頭) to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas
• 头一回(頭一回) the first time; for the first time
• 像那么回事儿(像那麽回事兒) not bad at all; quite impressive
• 一回事 one thing; the same as
• 揭回 take back

Also contained in

回心直进 、 隆回 、 巍山彝族回族自治县 、 大通回族土族自治县 、 化隆回族自治县 、 甘肃回民起义

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷二十八　列傳第十八 褚裕之 Volume 28 Biographies 18: Chu Yuzhi History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 83
• 卷八十三 列傳第四十三 宗越 吳喜 黃回 Volume 83 Biographies 43: Zong Yue, Wu Xi, Huang Hui Book of Song 宋書 — count: 31
• 卷九十二 志第四十五 河渠二 Volume 92 Treatises 45: Rivers and Canals 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 30
• 第二回 Chapter 2 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 30
• 卷六十七 列傳第二十七 謝靈運 Volume 67 Biographies 27: Xie Lingyun Book of Song 宋書 — count: 27
• 卷四十　　列傳第三十 魯爽 薛安都 鄧琬 宗越 吳喜 黃回 Volume 40 Biographies 30: Liu Shuang, Xue Andou, Deng Wan, Zong Yue, Wu Xi, Huang Hui History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 26
• 第六十二回 Chapter 62 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 25
• 第二回 Chapter 85 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 24
• 第二回 Chapter 97 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 24
• 第二回 Chapter 67 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 24

Collocations

• 回中 (回中) 過回中 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《秦始皇本紀》 Annals of Qin Shi Huang — count: 9
• 回远 (回遠) 回遠 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《河渠書》 Rivers and canals — count: 8
• 通回 (通回) 通回造化之母也 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷二十一　要略 Chapter 21: Summary — count: 6
• 回遹 (回遹) 謀猶回遹 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧小旻 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Xiao Min — count: 4
• 幸回 (幸回) 行幸回中 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷六 武帝紀 Volume 6: Annals of Emperor Wu — count: 4
• 万物回 (萬物回) 與萬物回周旋轉 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷一　原道訓 Chapter 1: The Original Way — count: 3
• 回故里 (回故里) 這個人兒回故里 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧江有汜 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Jiang You Si — count: 3
• 子回 (子回) 史子回 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《建元以來侯者年表》 Yearly Table of the Officials who became Marquises since the Jianyuan Period — count: 3
• 回曰 (回曰) 回曰 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷十八 辨物 Chapter 18: Distinguishes Things — count: 3
• 邅回 (邅回) 邅回川谷之間 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷一　原道訓 Chapter 1: The Original Way — count: 3