TURN BACK    回還

WALK IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION one was WALKING, TYPICALLY INTENDing to RETURN. 
GO BACKCOME BACKCOME HOME
Old Chinese Criteria
The standard word for changing direction and turning to one side is huán 還. 馬還 "the horses turn round" contrasts with tuì 退 "withdraw" in that there is no focus on the turning round in tui 退, and no ultimate aim of the withdrawal is envisaged. [THIS NEEDS CAREFUL ANALYSIS AND REVISION]
Modern Chinese Criteria
退還 回還 THIS NEEDS CAREFUL ATTENTION: THERE MUST BE BETTER WORDS. rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
See also
  • RETURNTRAVEL to a PLACE FROM which one COMES.
Hypernym
  • WALK　MOVE across the FLOOR>ground USING one's LEGS. (anc: 11/0, child: 16)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • CHANGE　EVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2. (anc: 9/0, child: 18)

Words (9 items)

還  huán OC: ɡʷraan MC: ɦɣan 145 Attributions

The standard word for changing direction and turning to one side is huán 還. 馬還 "the horses turn round contrasts with tuì 退 "withdraw" in that there is no focus on the turning round in tui 退, and no ultimate aim of the withdrawal is envisaged.

    Word relations
  • Assoc: 走/FLEE The current general word for illicit disappearance from where one has some obligation to remain is zǒu 走.

    Syntactic words
  • vi-Vturn back so as to V
  • viactturn to one side, make a detour; veer to one side; turn round again
  • viactmake an about turn and withdraw, turn back, head back; turn round in order to withdraw or return to where one comes from, or retrace one's steps
  • vtoNturn so as to make a loop round so as to avoid entering
周旋  zhōu xuán OC: tjɯw sɢlon MC: tɕɨu ziɛn 5 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • VPido one's ritual turnsCH
  • VPiact(of horses, in court ritual) do one's correct turns
反  fǎn OC: panʔ MC: pi̯ɐn 5 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • viactturn back
  • vtoNturn back to (taking a new direction towards the old)
  • vtoNfigurativerevert to (old ways etc), turn back toCH
輾  zhǎn OC: tenʔ MC: ʈiɛn 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNarchaic, SHI: toss and turn
逌  yóu MC: -- OC: -- 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • viactturn back, turn one's headCH
嶲  suǐ OC: slolʔ MC: siɛ 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • nrevolution of a wheel
改  gǎi OC: klɯɯʔ MC: kəi 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNturn round (carts)
逃  táo OC: ɡ-laaw MC: dɑu 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNevade, turn away from a conflict with, avoid conflict by running a circle around
  Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • viactturn back, turn one's headCH