回想

huíxiǎng

verb HSK 7 #4,916

Meanings

1 to recall; to think back; to recollect

Characters

to return; back

to think; to recall

Literally 'think back' — turning your thoughts to the past.

Examples

回想起小时候的事，他笑了。

Huíxiǎng qǐ xiǎoshíhou de shì, tā xiào le.

Thinking back to his childhood, he smiled.

我仔细回想了一下，好像确实见过他。

Wǒ zǐxì huíxiǎng le yíxià, hǎoxiàng quèshí jiàn guo tā.

I thought back carefully, and I think I did meet him before.

Tips

usage

回想 focuses on actively trying to recall something, while 回忆 (huíyì) is more about reminiscing or the memories themselves. 回想起来 (now that I think back) is a very common sentence opener.

Stroke Order

回 huí

想 xiǎng