上回

shànghuí
noun #25,724

Meanings

  1. 1 last time
  2. 2 the previous occasion
  3. 3 the previous episode

Examples

HSK 2
Shànghuí nǐ shuō yào dài wǒ qù kàn diànyǐng, hái jìde ma?
Last time you said you'd take me to see a movie - do you still remember?
HSK 5
Shànghuí wǒmen zài zhèjiā cāntīng chī de hěn kāixīn.
Last time we had a great meal at this restaurant.

Tips

usage
上回 is common in spoken Mandarin and in serialized storytelling. Classical novels often use 上回 to open chapters referencing previous events, as in 上回书说到 ('as told in the last chapter...').

Stroke Order

shàng
huí