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回合 (huí hé) — round (in a contest, competition, or series of events)

Definition

回合 (huíhé) is a countable 'round' of a contest, game, or negotiation. Pair it with 比赛; the classifier 局 is similar but more for board/ball games (一局棋).

noun
round (in a contest, competition, or series of events)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 回合。
    Quán jī bǐ sài xū yào dǎ hěn duō huí hé.
    Boxing matches require many rounds.
  • 回合。
    Zhè cì tán pàn de dì yī huí hé jiù fēi cháng jī liè.
    The first round of these negotiations was already very intense.
  • 回合。
    Diàn nǎo yóu xì lǐ měi gè rén wù dōu yǒu sān gè huí hé.
    In computer games, each character has three rounds.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

回huícycle/round
合héencounter/round

回 and 合 both refer to a cycle or encounter, together naming one round of a contest.

Characters in this word

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.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

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