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轉來轉去

简 转来转去 · 繁 轉來轉去
Mandarin · pinyin zhuàn lái zhuàn qù

Meanings

  1. to rove around
  2. to run around in circles
  3. to walk back and forth
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轉
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來
lái · come, coming; return, returning
去
qù · go away, leave, depart
转
zhuǎn · shift, move, turn
来
lái · come, coming; return, returning
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Mandarin tones

4–2–4–4 · zhuan4 lai2 zhuan4 qu4

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zyun3 loi4 zyun3 heoi3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to rove around; to walk back and forth; to run around in circles

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

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轉來轉去 · zhuan4 lai2 zhuan4 qu4
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 106,562
Original dictionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source & transformation details
Exact source record轉來轉去 转来转去 [zhuan4 lai2 zhuan4 qu4] /to rove around/to run around in circles/to walk back and forth/