话又说回来
huà yòu shuō huí lai
Pinyin

Definition

话又说回来
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huà yòu shuō huí lai
  1. returning to our main topic,...
  2. that said,...
  3. again,...
  4. in this connection
  5. in passing
  6. nevertheless,...
  7. anyhow

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

又
yòu
  1. 1 (once) again
  2. 2 also
  3. 3 both... and...
  4. 4 and yet
  5. 5 (used for emphasis) anyway
回
huí
  1. 1 to circle
  2. 2 to go back
  3. 3 to turn around
  4. 4 to answer
  5. 5 to return
  6. 6 to revolve
  7. 7 Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
  8. 8 time
  9. 9 classifier for acts of a play
  10. 10 section or chapter (of a classic book)
回来
huí lai
  1. 1 to return
  2. 2 to come back
回家
huí jiā
  1. 1 to return home
回事
huí shì
  1. 1 (old) to report to one's master
回到
huí dào
  1. 1 to return to
回去
huí qu
  1. 1 to return
  2. 2 to go back
回合
huí hé
  1. 1 one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents
  2. 2 round (boxing etc)
  3. 3 rally (tennis etc)
  4. 4 frame (billiards etc)
  5. 5 inning
  6. 6 (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg
  7. 7 round (of negotiations)
回味
huí wèi
  1. 1 to reflect on
  2. 2 to ponder over
  3. 3 aftertaste
回国
huí guó
  1. 1 to return to one's home country
回报
huí bào
  1. 1 (in) return
  2. 2 reciprocation
  3. 3 payback
  4. 4 retaliation
  5. 5 to report back
  6. 6 to reciprocate
回复
huí fù
  1. 1 to reply
  2. 2 to recover
  3. 3 to return (to a previous condition)
  4. 4 Re: in reply to (email)
回想
huí xiǎng
  1. 1 to recall
  2. 2 to recollect
  3. 3 to think back
回忆
huí yì
  1. 1 to recall
  2. 2 memories
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
回应
huí yìng
  1. 1 to respond
  2. 2 response
回归
huí guī
  1. 1 to return to
  2. 2 to retreat
  3. 3 regression (statistics)
回答
huí dá
  1. 1 to reply
  2. 2 to answer
  3. 3 the answer
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
回头
huí tóu
  1. 1 to turn round
  2. 2 to turn one's head
  3. 3 later
  4. 4 by and by
回顾
huí gù
  1. 1 to look back
  2. 2 to review
回馈
huí kuì
  1. 1 to repay a favor
  2. 2 to give back
  3. 3 feedback

Idioms (20)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
不撞南墙不回头
bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu
  1. 1 to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
又红又肿
yòu hóng yòu zhǒng
  1. 1 to be red and swollen (idiom)
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
  1. 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
回嗔作喜
huí chēn zuò xǐ
  1. 1 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
回天乏术
huí tiān fá shù
  1. 1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to save the situation
回天无力
huí tiān wú lì
  1. 1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to save the situation
回心转意
huí xīn zhuǎn yì
  1. 1 to change one's mind (idiom)
好马不吃回头草
hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)
  3. 3 leave the past behind
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
  1. 1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
  2. 2 brilliant doctor
峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn
  1. 1 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
  3. 3 fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
  4. 4 things have taken a new turn
有去无回
yǒu qù wú huí
  1. 1 gone forever (idiom)
浪子回头
làng zǐ huí tóu
  1. 1 the return of a prodigal son (idiom)
苦海无边，回头是岸
kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn
  1. 1 The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
  2. 2 Repent and ye shall be saved!
说是一回事，做又是另外一回事
shuō shì yī huí shì , zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì
  1. 1 Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)
赔了夫人又折兵
péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng
  1. 1 having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)
  2. 2 to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy
起死回生
qǐ sǐ huí shēng
  1. 1 to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
迂回曲折
yū huí qū zhé
  1. 1 meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
  2. 2 going around in circles

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