How to say “round trip” in Chinese
round trip
“Round trip” in Chinese is 往返, wǎng fǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
往返 is read wǎng fǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
On the left, 彳 “step”.
On the left, 辶 “walk”; inside, 反 fǎn “reverse” — both the meaning and the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “往返”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 往返. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我买了两张往返票wǒmǎileliǎngzhāngwǎngfǎnpiàoI bought two round-trip tickets.
- 从家到公司往返要两个小时cóngjiādàogōngsīwǎngfǎnyàoliǎnggexiǎoshíGetting from home to work and back takes two hours.
- 这趟旅行不用住宿，当天就能往返。zhètànglǚxíngbúyòngzhùsù,dàngtiānjiùnéngwǎngfǎnNo need to stay overnight on this trip: you can go there and back in a day.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “round trip” in Chinese?
“Round trip” in Chinese is 往返, pinyin wǎngfǎn.
What does 往返 mean?
往返 (wǎngfǎn) means “round trip”.
How do you write 往返?
往返 is 2 characters: 往 (wǎng) — toward; 返 (fǎn) — return. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 往返?
往返 is read wǎngfǎn. Tones: wǎng — third tone, fǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“round trip” in the lesson “On the train”
This word is from the topic “Transportation” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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