turn around; look back on the past
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to reach one's hand behind; to turn around
neutralA literal action of reaching back with one's hand or turning one's body.
Tā她
zǒu走
chū出
le了
wū屋
zi子
，
huí回
shǒu首
bǎ把
mén门
dài带
shàng上
。
She walked out of the room and closed the door behind her by reaching back.
Tīng听
dào到
yǒu有
rén人
jiào叫
tā他
，
tā他
huí回
shǒu首
kàn看
le了
yī一
yǎn眼
。
Hearing someone call him, he turned around and took a look.
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Qí骑
mó摩
tuō托
chē车
shí时
bù不
yào要
suí随
yì意
huí回
shǒu首
，
hěn很
wēi危
xiǎn险
。
Don't turn your head around casually when riding a motorcycle; it's very dangerous.
verb
to fight back; to retaliate; to hit back
informalUsed to describe retaliating physically in a fight or conflict.
Tā他
bèi被
dǎ打
dé得
háo毫
wú无
huí还
shǒu手
zhī之
lì力
。
He was beaten so badly that he couldn't fight back at all.
Miàn面
duì对
bù不
gōng公
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
xuǎn选
zé择
huí回
shǒu首
fǎn反
jī击
。
Faced with injustice, he finally chose to retaliate and fight back.
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Rú如
guǒ果
nǐ你
zài再
dǎ打
wǒ我
，
wǒ我
kě可
jiù就
yào要
huí回
shǒu首
le了
。
If you hit me again, I'm going to hit back.