往复 (wǎng fù) — back and forth; to and fro (formal); reciprocally (in technical/abstract contexts)
Definition
Formal adverb meaning 'back and forth' or 'reciprocally' — used in abstract or technical writing (debate, exchange, mechanical motion), not in everyday speech.
adverb
back and forthto and fro (formal)reciprocally (in technical/abstract contexts)
Examples
- 往复。Tā men wǎng fù tǎo lùn le yí gè xiǎo shí.They discussed back and forth for an hour.
- 往复。Zhè tái jī qì de wǎng fù yùn dòng hěn píng wěn.The reciprocating motion of this machine is very smooth.
- 往复。Shuāng fāng wǎng fù jiāo huàn le yì jiàn.The two sides exchanged opinions back and forth.
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