折回 (shé) — to turn back; to retrace one's steps

Definição

折回 (shé) is not the everyday 折 zhé ('fold/break'); when read shé it means 'to turn back / retrace one's steps' on a journey. It usually implies a deliberate reversal of direction mid-route.

verb
to turn backto retrace one's steps

Exemplos

  • 折回
    Zǒu dào bàn lù, tā tū rán jué dìng shé.
    Halfway there, he suddenly decided to turn back.
  • 折回
    Qián miàn méi lù le, wǒ men zhǐ hǎo shé.
    There was no road ahead, so we had to turn back.
  • 折回
    Tā fā xiàn yào shi wàng dài le, zhǐ néng shé qù qǔ.
    He realized he forgot his keys, so he had to go back to get them.
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