hồi

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Definition

1. Noun:

   • A period of time; an episode; a chapter: Refers to a distinct segment of time, a specific moment, or a division within a story or play.
   • A chime; a stroke (of a bell or drum): Refers to a single, measured sound or a series of such sounds from a bell, gong, or drum.

2. Verb:

   • To recover; to revive; to come back to life or consciousness: Describes the process of returning to a normal state of health, awareness, or vitality after a decline or loss.
   • To improve; to pick up (in condition or situation): Describes a situation or condition becoming better or recovering after a period of difficulty.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Hồi đó tôi còn trẻ. (At that time, I was still young.)
  • Vở kịch được chia thành ba hồi. (The play is divided into three acts.)
  • Chuông đồng hồ điểm mười hai hồi. (The clock chimed twelve times.)

• Verb:

  • Sau khi ngất, bà ấy đã hồi lại. (After fainting, she revived.)
  • Thị trường chứng khoán đang hồi phục. (The stock market is recovering.)

Advanced Usage

• "hồi hướng": In Buddhism, to transfer or dedicate merit.

  • Các Phật tử hồi hướng công đức cho chúng sinh. (Buddhists dedicate their merits to all beings.)

• "hồi âm": to reply, to respond (often to a letter or message).

  • Xin vui lòng hồi âm sớm. (Please reply soon.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hồi hộp (adj): anxious, nervous, in suspense.

  • Tôi rất hồi hộp chờ kết quả. (I am very anxious waiting for the results.)

• Hồi phục (v): to recover, to recuperate (health, strength).

  • Bệnh nhân hồi phục rất nhanh. (The patient recovered very quickly.)

• Hồi ký (n): memoirs, autobiography.

  • Ông ấy đang viết hồi ký. (He is writing his memoirs.)

Synonyms

• Noun: period, era, chapter, act, chime.
• Verb: revive, recuperate, rally, improve, rebound.

Related Idioms

• Hồi sinh: to be reborn, to be revitalized.

  • Mùa xuân làm cây cối hồi sinh. (Spring makes plants come back to life.)

• Hồi tưởng: to reminisce, to recall.

  • Ông già ngồi hồi tưởng về quá khứ. (The old man sat reminiscing about the past.)

Học thuật

noun

1. time; period
   • hồi tám giờ
     At eigh o'clock Act
   • kịch ba hồi
     three acts play chapter

verb

1. to cancel