遍历

遍歷

biànlì

verb

Meanings

1 to traverse (a data structure)
2 to travel all over

Characters

to pass through

Examples

HSK 7-9

这段代码会遍历数组里的每一个元素。

Zhè duàn dàimǎ huì biànlì shùzǔ lǐ de měi yí ge yuánsù.

This code goes through every element in the array.

HSK 7-9

他年轻时遍历名山大川。

Tā niánqīng shí biànlì míngshān-dàchuān.

In his youth he traveled to all the famous mountains and great rivers.

Tips

usage

In programming, 遍历 means visiting every item of a list, tree or table once. The older sense, 'to travel all over', is literary; everyday speech says 走遍.

Stroke Order

遍 biàn

历 lì