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Mandarin · pinyin zhuàn lái zhuàn qù

to rove around
to run around in circles
to walk back and forth

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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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4–2–4–4 · zhuan4 lai2 zhuan4 qu4

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

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