唤回

喚回

huànhuí

verb #33,137

Meanings

1 to call back; to summon back; to bring back (memories, feelings, attention)

Characters

to call; summon

to return; back

Examples

这首老歌唤回了我童年的记忆。

Zhè shǒu lǎo gē huànhuí le wǒ tóngnián de jìyì.

This old song brought back memories of my childhood.

他被一阵敲门声唤回了现实。

Tā bèi yī zhèn qiāomén shēng huànhuí le xiànshí.

A knock at the door called him back to reality.

Tips

usage

唤 ('to call/summon') + 回 ('back'). Used both literally (calling someone back) and figuratively (calling back memories, attention, feelings). Pairs naturally with 记忆 (jìyì, 'memory'), 思绪 (sīxù, 'thoughts'), 注意力 (zhùyìlì, 'attention').

Stroke Order

唤 huàn

回 huí