(fig.) to return (to a previous point); to come back (to what one was saying before)
(fig.) to look back (in time); to reflect on the past
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
一面跑她一面揉着她的膀子，跑到老远她才回过头来，朝着王雄吐了一泡口沫骂道：“考背！”
一面跑她一面揉着她的膀子，跑到老遠她才回過頭來，朝着王雄吐了一泡口沫罵道：“考背！”
yī miàn pǎo tā yī miàn róu zhe tā de bǎng zǐ ， pǎo dào lǎo yuǎn tā cái huí guò tóu lái ， cháo zhe wáng xióng tù le yī pào kǒu mò mà dào ： “ kǎo bèi ！ ”
Rubbing her shoulders as she ran, she ran some distance before turning around, then faced toward Wang Hsiung and spat. "May your parents rot!" she cursed.