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HSK
7-9

to go back and forth

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

wang3fan3 wǎngfǎn

Meaning


Primary

to go back and forth

Alternatives

go back and forth, going back and forth, goes back and forth, back and forth, go there and back

Mnemonic


往返 To go back and forth is to go 往 towards some destination, arrive, then 返 to go back to where you were originally.

Usage


这 趟 火车 往返 两 个 城市。

This train goes back and forth between two cities.

他 常常 往返 台北 和 高雄。

He frequently goes back and forth between Taipei and Kaohsiung.

飞机 往返 于 两 国 之间。

The airplane goes back and forth between the two countries.