回头

回頭

huítóu

verb HSK 5 #1,698

Meanings

1 to turn one's head; to look back
2 later; afterwards (colloquial)

Characters

to return; to turn back

To turn one's head back.

Examples

他回头看了我一眼。

Tā huítóu kàn le wǒ yì yǎn.

He turned his head and glanced at me.

回头再说吧。

Huítóu zài shuō ba.

Let's talk about it later.

回头是岸。

Huítóu shì àn.

Turning back is the shore (it's never too late to repent).

Tips

culture

回头是岸 (turning back is the shore) is a Buddhist proverb meaning it's never too late to mend your ways. The full version is 苦海无边，回头是岸 — the sea of suffering is boundless, but turn back and the shore is there.

Stroke Order

回 huí

头 tóu