来去 (lái qù) — round-trip distance or distance between two places; friendly contact, interactions, dealings (between people)
Definition
A polysemous noun: 'distance between two places' (a round-trip, as in 之间的来去) and the figurative 'friendly contact / interactions' between people. Pronounce each syllable with equal stress.
noun
round-trip distance or distance between two placesfriendly contactinteractionsdealings (between people)
Examples
- 来去。Běi jīng hé shàng hǎi zhī jiān de lái qù hěn yuǎn.The distance between Beijing and Shanghai is very far.
- 来去。Zhè tàng lǚ chéng de lái qù dà yuē shì wǔ bǎi gōng lǐ.The round-trip distance for this journey is about five hundred kilometers.
- 来去，。Tā men zhī jiān de lái qù bù duō, zhǐ shì ǒu ěr jiàn miàn.They don't interact much; they only meet occasionally.
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