回首

• 병음: huí shǒu
• 한자 분석: 回 (turn back/return); 首 = head (pictograph of a head with hair)

뜻

뒤돌아보다; 지난 일을 회고하다

Primarily used in its figurative sense — to reflect on or reminisce about the past. It carries a contemplative and often melancholic or nostalgic tone. Common in literature, memoirs, speeches, and reflective writing. Less commonly used in its literal physical sense (turning one's head).

예문

1. 回首过去的三十年，他感慨万千，那段艰辛的岁月如今已化为深刻的人生财富。
2. 她站在毕业典礼的舞台上，回首大学四年的点点滴滴，不禁热泪盈眶。
3. 人到暮年，回首往事，总有些遗憾，也总有些让人欣慰的温暖记忆。

사용 가이드

맥락: literature, memoir, reflection, speeches

어조: nostalgic

올바른 표현

• 每当回首那段峥嵘岁月，他都深感那一代人所承载的历史责任之重，也为自己曾亲历并参与其中而感到自豪。(Whenever he looks back on those turbulent years, he feels deeply the weight of historical responsibility borne by that generation, and takes pride in having personally witnessed and participated in it.)
• 回首这段创业历程，她坦言其中充满了挫折与迷茫，但正是这些艰难时刻塑造了她今天坚韧的性格。(Looking back on her entrepreneurial journey, she candidly acknowledged that it was full of setbacks and uncertainty, but it was precisely those difficult moments that forged her resilient character today.)

피해야 할 표현

• 回首 in casual everyday conversation to simply mean looking behind you — use 往后看 or 回头看; 回首 has a literary and reflective register, suited to introspection rather than physical action

기원과 역사

回 (to turn back/return) + 首 (head) — to turn the head back; extended to mental reflection on the past

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal