上回 (shàng huí) — last time, previous occasion | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

last timeprevious occasion

Examples

上回。
Wǒ men shàng huí zài yì jiā fǎ guó cān tīng chī de fàn.
We ate at a French restaurant last time.
上回。
shàng huí Nǐ tí dào de nà běn shū wǒ xiàn zài hái jì de.
I still remember the book you mentioned last time.
上回。
Zhè ge wèn tí wǒ men shàng huí yǐ jīng tǎo lùn guò le.
We already discussed this issue last time.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

上shàngprevious

回huíoccasion

The 回, occasion, is marked 上, previous, giving the last time.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

回 comes from a drawing of a spiral, showing something turning around.

Appears in

Time (Abstract)

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