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转来转去

轉來轉去
zhuànláizhuànqù
phrase #19,845

Meanings

  1. 1 to pace back and forth
  2. 2 to go around in circles
  3. 3 to wander about

Examples

他在房间里转来转去，看起来很焦虑。
Tā zài fángjiān lǐ zhuànláizhuànqù, kàn qǐlái 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 jiē shàng zhuànláizhuànqù, jiùshì zhǎo bú dào nà jiā diàn.
I wandered back and forth on this street but just couldn't find that shop.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn
来 lái
去 qù