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巡回 (xún huí) — to tour, to make a circuit (of different places)

Definition

巡回 (xúnhuí) means to tour or make a circuit — usually by a group (a band, doctors, inspectors) moving through several places in turn. Unlike 游览 (leisure sightseeing), it implies a planned professional round.

verb
to tourto make a circuit (of different places)

Examples

  • 。
    Zhè ge yuè tuán jiāng zài quán guó xún huí yǎn chū.
    This orchestra will tour and perform nationwide.
  • 巡回。
    Kē xué jiā men xún huí nán jí jìn xíng kǎo chá.
    The scientists made a tour of Antarctica for research.
  • 巡回。
    Yī shēng men dìng qī xún huí xiāng cūn tí gōng yī liáo fú wù.
    Doctors regularly tour rural areas to provide medical services.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

巡xúnpatrol
回huíturn

巡 (go around) and 回 (turn) combine to mean moving around in a circuit.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
川
川chuān巡xún
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

巡 pairs 辵, a walking part, with 川 as a sound part.

Open 巡 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

回 comes from a drawing of a spiral, showing something turning around.

Open 回 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Travel & Tourism

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