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Look back in Chinese

to look back · HSK 6

回顾 huí gù

  1. 回 huí to return
  2. 顾 gù to look after

我们来回顾一下今天学的内容。 Let's review what we learned today.

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How do you say look back in Chinese?

Look back in Chinese is 回顾 (huí gù). You can also say 回头 (huí tóu).

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