How to say “turn around” in Chinese
turn around; later, afterwards
“Turn around” in Chinese is 回头, huí tóu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
回头 is read huí tóu: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
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Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “回头”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 回头. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他回头看了一眼。tāhuítóukànleyìyǎnHe looked back.
- 回头再说吧huítóuzàishuōbaLet's talk later.
- 他不时回头看我们tābùshíhuítóukànwǒmenHe kept looking back at us.
- 回头见huítóujiànSee you later!
More words from the lesson “Later, from now on and the same day”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “turn around” in Chinese?
“Turn around” in Chinese is 回头, pinyin huítóu.
What does 回头 mean?
回头 (huítóu) means “turn around; later, afterwards”.
How do you write 回头?
回头 is 2 characters: 回 (huí) — return; 头 (tóu) — head. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 回头?
回头 is read huítóu. Tones: huí — second tone, tóu — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“turn around” in the lesson “Later, from now on and the same day”
This word is from the topic “Time and deadlines” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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