"retrace your steps" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 原路返回

Definition

沿着你之前走过的路线返回，通常是为了找回丢失的东西或回忆发生的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用在日常对话中，多为找回遗失物品，有时也可指回忆过去发生的事。属于中性表达，多用于简单路线，复杂旅程时较少用。

Examples

I lost my keys, so I need to retrace my steps.

我丢了钥匙，所以需要**原路返回**。

If you are lost, try to retrace your steps to where you started.

如果你迷路了，试着**原路返回**到你开始的地方。

He can't remember where he left his bag, so he decided to retrace his steps.

他记不得包放哪了，于是决定**原路返回**。

Let's retrace our steps and see if we missed something along the way.

我们**原路返回**看看路上是不是漏掉了什么。

After getting confused, she had to retrace her steps to the entrance.

她走迷了，只好**原路返回**到入口。

You don’t remember what happened last night? Maybe you should retrace your steps.

你不记得昨晚发生了什么？也许你应该**原路返回**回忆一下。