round; bout; exchange
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
round; bout; exchange (in combat or competition)
neutralOriginates from classical Chinese fiction describing duels. Now commonly used in sports (boxing, chess, esports), debates, negotiations, and any contest involving alternating actions.
Quán拳
jī击
sài赛
jìn进
xíng行
dào到
dì第
shí十
gè个
huí回
hé合
réng仍
bù不
fēn分
shèng胜
fù负
。
The boxing match is still tied after the tenth round.
Jīng经
guò过
jǐ几
gè个
huí回
hé合
de的
tán谈
pàn判
，
shuāng双
fāng方
zhōng终
yú于
dá达
chéng成
le了
xié协
yì议
。
After several rounds of negotiation, the two sides finally reached an agreement.
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Zhè这
pán盘
qí棋
wǒ我
men们
xià下
le了
èr二
shí十
duō多
gè个
huí回
hé合
。
We've played over twenty moves in this game of chess.
Zài在
biàn辩
lùn论
de的
dì第
yī一
gè个
huí回
hé合
，
tā他
jiù就
zhàn占
jù据
le了
shàng上
fēng风
。
He gained the upper hand in the first exchange of the debate.