回复
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
回复 (huífù) · to reply
回复 (huífù) means “to reply; to respond; reply”. It is written with 2 characters: 回 (to return) + 复 (again). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 回复 is built
The characters
回 huí · to return
What 回 is made of
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Originally, a spiral signifying return (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
复 fù · again
What 复 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: A person 亻 who goes somewhere 夂 every day 日 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我已经回复了他的邮件。Wǒ yǐjīng huífù le tā de yóujiàn.I have already replied to his email.
收到消息后请尽快回复。Shōudào xiāoxi hòu qǐng jǐnkuài huífù.Please reply as soon as possible after you get the message.
Questions about 回复
What does 回复 mean?
回复 (huífù) means “to reply; to respond; reply”.
How do you pronounce 回复?
回复 is pronounced huífù.
Which HSK level is 回复?
回复 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 回答huídáto answer
- 回到huídàoto return to
- 回家huíjiāto go home
- 回来huílaito come back
- 回去huíquto go back
- 回国huíguóto return to one's country
- 收回shōuhuíto take back
- 回忆huíyìto recall
- 回报huíbàoto repay
- 回避huíbìto avoid
Learn 回复 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.