回望

huíwàng

verb #38,532

Meanings

HSK 5

他走了几步，又回望了一眼。

Tā zǒu le jǐ bù, yòu huíwàng le yì yǎn.

He walked a few steps, then looked back once more.

HSK 5

回望过去的一年，我们收获了很多。

Huíwàng guòqù de yì nián, wǒmen shōuhuò le hěnduō.

Looking back on the past year, we have achieved a great deal.

usage

More literary than 回头看 'to turn and look'. For the past it is close to 回顾 'to review', the usual word in reports and speeches.

回 huí

望 wàng