to make a round trip; a round trip; back and forth repeatedly
Meanings
3 senses · 10 examplesverb
to go there and back; to make a round trip
Describes the physical action of traveling to a place and returning, often within a relatively short distance.
He spends two hours commuting back and forth to work every day.
It's a one-li (Chinese mile) round trip from the office to the dormitory.
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The delivery guy makes several round trips in the city each day.
noun
a round trip; one there-and-back journey
informalUsed as a noun, often with the suffix '儿' (ér) in northern Chinese, to quantify a single trip there and back.
You can make several round trips between Beijing and Tianjin in one day.
Is this train ticket for a round trip?
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Going to the supermarket to buy a bottle of water is tiring enough for one round trip.
adverb
back and forth; repeatedly; to and fro
Used before verbs to describe the action of moving repeatedly between two points or in a reciprocal manner.
Everyone ran back and forth carrying baskets of soil.
The shuttle on the loom moves back and forth.
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He paced back and forth anxiously in the room.
He wavered back and forth between these two options for a long time.