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回顾历史

huí gù lì shǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to look back at history
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-28a2d93775f9c7c4. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

回顧歷史 回顾历史 [hui2 gu4 li4 shi3] /to look back at history/

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Other forms in these source records: 回顧歷史

  • 回
    huí

    to go back / to return / to turn back / to turn around / to reply / to answer / classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book) / classifier for occurrences or times / to curve / to return / to revolve

    Huí

    Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)

  • 顾
    gù

    to look after / to take into consideration / to attend to

    Gù

    surname Gu

  • 历
    lì

    calendar / to experience / to undergo / to pass through / all / each / every / history

  • 史
    shǐ

    history / annals / title of an official historian in ancient China

    Shǐ

    surname Shi

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.