回望

huíwàng
verb #38,532

Meanings

  1. 1 to look back
  2. 2 to look back on (the past)

Examples

HSK 5
Tā zǒu le jǐ bù, yòu huíwàng le yì yǎn.
He walked a few steps, then looked back once more.
HSK 5
Huíwàng guòqù de yì nián, wǒmen shōuhuò le hěnduō.
Looking back on the past year, we have achieved a great deal.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

回 huí
望 wàng