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The Chinese word huitou - 回头 - huítóu
(to repent in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
huítóu
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English translations
to repent, to turn one's head, later
Chinese characters:
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回头 ( huitou / huítóu ) in traditional characters
回頭
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 回头 ( huitou / huítóu ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ta huitou kan le wo yi yan.
Tā huítóu kàn le wǒ yī yǎn.– English translation: He turned his head and glanced at me.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to return | head
回头 ( huitou / huítóu ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 593)
回头 ( huitou / huítóu ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 593)
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