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To make a round trip in Chinese: 来回 (lái huí)

lái huí

to make a round trip

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 來回1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to make a round trip
  2. 2return journey
  3. 3back and forth
  4. 4to and fro
  5. 5repeatedly

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

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ㄌㄞˊ

lái

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

ㄏㄨㄟˊ

huí

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

来回

Simplified

來回

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他在房间里来回走动。

    tā zài fáng jiān lǐ lái huí zǒu dòng。

    He paced back and forth in the room.

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Related words

回

huí

to circle

来

lái

to come

回答

huí dá

to reply

本来

běn lái

original

从来

cóng lái

always

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

回忆

huí yì

to recall

将来

jiāng lái

in the future

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

原来

yuán lái

original

看来

kàn lai

apparently

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

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