转来转去

轉來轉去

zhuànlái-zhuànqù

phrase #19,845

Meanings

他在房间里转来转去，看起来很焦虑。

Tā zài fángjiān lǐ zhuànlái zhuànqù, kànqǐlái hěn jiāolǜ.

He was pacing around the room, looking very anxious.

我在这条街上转来转去，就是找不到那家店。

Wǒ zài zhè tiáo jiēshàng zhuànlái zhuànqù, jiùshì zhǎo búdào nà jiā diàn.

I wandered back and forth on this street but just couldn't find that shop.

grammar

转来转去 follows the common pattern Verb+来+Verb+去, indicating repeated back-and-forth action. Other examples: 走来走去, 跑来跑去.

转 zhuǎn

来 lái

去 qù