Chinese word

回顾

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuí gù

Meaning

  • verbreview

Example

我们一起回顾一下去年发生的事。wǒ men yì qǐ huí gù yí xià qù nián fā shēng de shì

Together, we review what happened last year.

Illustration for 回顾 (review)

More examples

在博物馆里，我们常常回顾历史，了解文化变迁。zài bó wù guǎn lǐ wǒ men cháng cháng huí gù lì shǐ liáo jiě wén huà biàn qiān

At the museum, we often review history and learn about cultural changes.

Core concept

A mental rewind through past events, used to understand their sequence, outcome, and meaning.

Common phrases

  • 回顾历史huí gù lì shǐ

    review history

  • 回顾过去huí gù guò qù

    review the past

  • 回顾经验huí gù jīng yàn

    review experience

Similar words

总结zǒng jié: Drawing out the main points of an experience or event to reach a conclusion or lesson.
回忆huí yì: Bringing past events or feelings back to mind as memories.
回想huí xiǎng: Mentally revisiting past scenes one by one.
反思fǎn sī: Thinking deeply about actions and results to find lessons and ways to improve.

Definition in Chinese

按时间或逻辑顺序重新查看过去发生的事情，以梳理过程、总结得失或形成结论。àn shí jiān huò luó jí shùn xù chóng xīn chá kàn guò qù fā shēng de shì qíng yǐ shū lǐ guò chéng zǒng jié dé shī huò xíng chéng jié lùn

Word origin

The compound 回顾 (huígù, "review") joins 回 (huí, "return") with 顾 (gù, "look back"), linking a return with careful attention to what has already happened.

Usage tips

  • English review can mean checking a text or answer, but this Chinese verb most naturally points to the past, so event-based context helps identify the intended sense.

Other meanings

  • look back onverb
  • recallverb
  • reflectionnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 回顾性huí gù xìngretrospectiveadjective

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