回 (wui4 | hui2) : turn around; return; answer

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wui4

hui2

[1] turn round, revolve, rotate [2] return; go/come back [3] answer; reply; report back [4] politely refuse; decline; dismiss [5] chapter (of a story) [6] (measure) time (as used to indicate number of occurrence [7] (measure) piece (as used for happenings or events [8] Hui ethnic group

variant: 囘

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 囗 (#31)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

回

This word has been viewed 10882 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jul 2009 16:07

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回家 wui4 gaa1 hui2 jia1 = return home; go home 國

回答 wui4 daap3 hui2 da2 = to answer, to reply, respond

回頭 wui4 tau4 hui2 tou2 = turn (one's head) around; look back

回落 wui4 lok6 hui2 luo4 = fall after a rise

回佣 wui4 jung2 hui2 yong4 = sales commission; rebate; kickback

回手 wui4 sau2 hui2 shou3 = hit back

童年回憶 tung4 nin4 wui4 jik1 tong2 nian2 hui2 yi4 = childhood memory

回憶 wui4 jik1 hui2 yi4 = recall; recollect; remember

回教 wui4 gaau3 = Islam; Muslim

回收 wui4 sau1 hui2 shou1 = recycle; recall

回歸 wui4 gwai1 hui2 gui1 = [1] to regress; regression; [2] to retrocede; retrocession

收回 sau1 wui4 shou1 hui2 = to take back 國

回事 wui4 si6 hui2 shi4 = result

重回 cung4 wui4 chong2 hui2 = to return; [n] return

回教徒 wui4 gaau3 tou4 = Muslim (person/people) 徒 = disciple/follower 粵

回教廟 wui4 gaau3 miu6*2 = a mosque (廟 = shrine) 粵

來回 loi4 wui4 lai2 hui2 = to make a round trip, make a return journey

返回 faan1/faan2 wui4 fan3 hui2 = to go back; to return

回來 wui4 loi4 hui2 lai5 = to return, come back

回應 wui4 jing3 hui2 ying4 = responses

回流 wui4 lau4 hui2 liu2 = return; backflow

回覆 wui4 fuk1 hui2 fu4 = responses, reply

回去 wui4 heoi3 hui2 qu5 = to return, go back 國

回聲 wui4 seng1 hui2 sheng1 = echo

回水 wui4 seoi2 hui2 shui3 = backwater; pay money back

尋回 cam4 wui4 xun2 hui2 = retrieved

回報 wui4 bou3 hui2 bao4 = (in) return, reciprocation, payback, retaliation

回想 wui4 soeng2 hui2 xiang3 = recall, recollect, think back

一回 jat1 wui4 = bout; turn

回音 wui4 jam1 = echo; reply

挽回 waan5 wui4 = redeem; retrieve

回升 wui4 sing1 hui2 sheng1 = to rise again after a fall; to pick up

回購 wui4 kau3 = buy-back

回力球 wui4 lik6 kau4 = jai-alai

好幾回 hou2 gei1 wui4 = a good many times.

回魂屍 wui4 wan4 si1 hui2 hun2 shi1 = a revenant, a reanimated corpse

值回票價 zik6 wui4 piu3 gaa3 = worth, "money's worth"

回轉 wui4 zyun2 hui2 zhuan3 = to turn around

回信 wui4 seon3 hui2 xin4 = to reply or answer (a letter)

來回來去 loi4 wui4 loi4 heoi3 lai2 hui2 lai2 qu4 = repeatedly

回擊 wui4 gik1 hui2 ji2 (Taiwan), hui2 ji1 (PRC) = to fight back

回避 wui4 bei6 hui2 bi4 = to evade; to shun; to avoid

回顧 wui4 gu3 hui2 gu4 = to review; to look back

回憶錄 wui4 jik1 luk6 hui2 yi4 lu4 = memoirs

不當一回事 bat1 dong3 jat1 wui4 si6 bu2 dang4 yi4 hui2 shi4 = not regard as a matter (of any importance) 國

回顧歷史 wui4 gu3 lik6 si2 hui2 gu4 li4 shi3 = to look back at history

回歸中國 wui4 gwai1 zung1 gwok3 hui2 gui1 zhong1 guo2 = to return to China (e.g. Hong Kong)

回旋 wui4 syun4 hui2 xuan2 = manoeuvre; circle round

回訪 wui4 fong2 hui2 fang3 = (pay a) return visit

回視 wui4 si6 hui2 shi4 = regression

回蕩 wui4 dong6 hui2 dang4 = to resound; to reverberate; to echo

回到 wui4 dou3 hui2 dao4 = return to

浪子回頭 long6 zi2 wui4 tau4 lang4 zi3 hui2 tou2 = the return of a prodigal son

回頭路 wui4 tau4 lou6 = retrograde steps

贖回 suk6 wui4 = redemptions, redeems

回合 wui4 hap6 hui2 he2 = [n] round (of negotiations or sporting competition, boxing match, confrontation etc)

回歸祖國 wui4 gwai1 zou2 gwok3 = reunited with the Motherland

伊斯蘭回教 ji1 si1 laan4 wui4 gaau3 = [n] Islam

回本 wui4 bun2 = cover the costs

回回 wui4 wui4*2 = [n] Islam

回火 wui4 fo2 hui2 huo3 = [n] backfire

撤回 cit3 wui4 che4 hui2 = recall; revoke

回扣 wui4 kau3 hui2 kou4 = rebate; kickback; commission

回首 wui4 sau2 hui2 shou3 = turn around; look back; recollect

回溯 wui4 sou3 hui2 su4 = recall; look back upon

回報率 wui4 bou3 leot6*2 = commercial return; the rate of return

走回 zau2 wui4 zou3 hui2 = to decrease, go back

不堪回首 bat1 ham1 wui4 sau2 bu4 kan1 hui2 shou3 = find it unbearable to recall 國

不可回避 bat1 ho2 wui4 bei6 bu4 ke3 hui2 bi4 = must be addressed 國

回望 wui4 mong6 hui2 wang4 = looking back (on sth)

回旋曲 wui4 syun4 kuk1 hui2 xuan2 qu1 = rondo, rondeau

回歸線 wui4 gwai1 sin3 hui2 gui1 xian4 = tropic (geographical demarcation line)

兩回事 loeng5 wui4 si6 liang3 hui2 shi4 = two different matters; two entirely different things

一回事 jat1 wui4 si6 yi1 hui2 shi4 = one and the same (thing); one thing

回味 wui4 mei6 hui2 wei4 = aftertaste

回復 wui4 fuk6 hui2 fu4 = to resume, restore, revert

集體回憶 zaap6 tai2 wui4 jik1 = collective memory

回老家 wui4 lou5 gaa1 hui2 lao3 jia1 = go back to hometown

回復狀態 wui4 fuk6 zong6 taai3 = recovery; reset

回光反照 wui4 gwong1 faan2 ziu3 = the last glow before sunset

回絕 wui4 zyut6 hui2 jue2 = decline; refuse; rebuff

回形針 wui4 jing4 zam1 hui2 xing2 zhen1 = paper clip

回軟 wui4 jyun5 hui2 ruan3 = ease back

回撥電話 wui4 but6 din6 waa6*2 = callback

回頭是岸 wui4 tau4 si6 ngon6 hui2 tou2 shi4 an4 = repent and be saved

初回限定版 co1 wui4 haan6 ding6 baan2 chu1 hui2 xian4 ding4 ban3 = limited edition

回籌 wui4 cau4 hui2 chou2 = return (on investment)

回電話 wui4 din6 waa6*2 hui2 dian4 hua4 = call back; ring back; reply to a call

回鄉證 wui4 hoeng1 zing3 hui2 xiang1 zheng4 = home return permit

遣送回國 hin2 sung3 wui4 gwok3 qian3 song4 hui2 guo2 = repatriate back to one's country

回南天 wui4 naam4 tin1 hui2 nan2 tian1 = when the weather warms up again 粵

速去速回 cuk1 heoi3 cuk1 wui4 su4 qu4 su4 hui2 = leave fast and return fast

往事不堪回首 wong5 si6 bat1 ham1 wui4 sau2 wang3 shi4 bu4 kan1 hui2 shou3 = find it unbearable to recall events (memories) of the past

大幅回升 daai6 fuk1 wui4 sing1 da4 fu2 hui2 sheng1 = rise again on a large scale

回眸 wui4 mau4 hui2 mou2 = look back; glance back

回心轉意 wui4 sam1 zyun3 ji3 hui2 xin1 zhuan3 yi4 = change one's mind

好馬不吃回頭草 hou2 maa5 bat1 hek3 wui4 tau4 cou2 = to never go back (relationship, jobs etc.)

回眸一笑 wui4 mau4 jat1 siu3 hui2 mou2 yi1 xiao4 = to glance back and smile

召回 ziu6 wui4 zhao4 hui2 = recall (products etc.)

尋回犬 cam4 wui4 hyun2 xun2 hui2 quan3 = (dog) retriever

救回 gau3 wui4 jiu4 hui2 = save, rescue; undelete 國

初回版 co1 wui4 baan2 chu1 hui2 ban3 = first press edition

回禮 wui4 lai5 hui2 li3 = return a greeting; send a gift in return

回馬槍 wui4 maa5 coeng1 hui2 ma3 qiang1 = back thrust

交回 gaau1 wui4 jiao1 hui2 = hand back; surrender; hand over

回宮 wui4 gung1 hui2 gong1 = return to palace

回程 wui4 cing4 hui2 cheng2 = return trip, return journey; back swing, return stroke

駁回 bok3 wui4 bo2 hui2 = reject, turn down, overrule; rebuttal, rejection, disallowance

回帶 wui4 daai3*2 hui2 dai4 = rewind a tape 粵

北回歸線 bak1 wui4 gwai1 sin3 bei3 hui2 gui1 xian4 = the Tropic of Cancer

回族 wui4 zuk6 hui2 zu2 = Hui Minority (nationality) people living across China

學校廢紙回收計劃 hok6 haau6 fai3 zi2 wui4 sau1 gai3 waak6 = School Waste Paper Recycling Scheme

香港回歸 hoeng1 gong2 wui4 gwai1 = the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997

南回歸線 naam4 wui4 gwai1 sin3 nan2 hui2 gui1 xian4 = [geography] the tropic of Capricorn

回旋加速器 wui4 syun4 gaa1 cuk1 hei3 hui2 xuan2 jia1 su4 qi4 = a cyclotron (particle accelerator used by physicists)

回歸測試 wui4 gwai1 cak1 si3 = Regression Testing

回饋 wui4 gwai6 hui2 kui4 = repay; give in return; feedback

苦海無邊,回頭是岸 fu2 hoi2 mou4 bin1 wui4 tau4 si6 ngon6 ku3 hai3 wu2 bian1 hui2 tou2 shi4 an4 = repentance is salvation

大廠回族自治縣 daai6 cong2 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 da4 chang3 hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Dachanghuizu autonomous county (county in Beijing)

化隆回族自治縣 faa3 lung4 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 hua4 long2 hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Hualong Huizu autonomous county (county in Qinghai)

寧夏回族自治區 ning4 haa6 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 keoi1 ning2 xia4 hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 qu1 = Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

孟村回族自治縣 maang6 cyun1 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 meng4 cun1 hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Mengcun Hui autonomous county (county in Hebei)

張家川回族自治縣 zoeng1 gaa1 cyun1 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 zhang1 jia1 chuan1 hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Zhanjiachuan Huizu autonomous county (county in Gansu)

昌吉回族自治州 coeng1 gat1 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 zau1 chang1 ji2 hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1 = Sanji or Changji Hui autonomous prefecture

Showing all 3 examples containing 回

怎麼回事？國
What's going on? [Literally: How is the result?]

園主又打發了另一個僕人去，他們也把那人打了，並加以侮辱，放他空手回去。國
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also. They humiliated him, sent him away empty handed. (Luke 20:11)

示威者向警察掟石﹐而警察用橡膠子彈回敬。粵
Protesters threw stones at the police, who responded with rubber bullets.
[Cantonese version has the two prepositional phrases placed before the two verbs; English version has the same placed after. ]

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