Chinese word dictionary

往返

wǎngfǎn · to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip

Practice word

Word information

Simplified往返

Traditional往返

Pinyinwǎngfǎn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

往wǎng

to go, to depart; past, former

返fǎn

to restore, to return, to revert to

How to learn 往返

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

往wǎng

old variant of 往[wang3]; to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous

往往wǎngwǎng

usually; in many cases; more often than not

返回fǎnhuí

to return to; to come (or go) back

交往jiāowǎng

to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact

前往qiánwǎng

to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to

来往láiwǎng

to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with