回程 (huí chéng) — return trip; return stroke (in machinery)

Definition

Refers to the trip or motion back to the starting point — the companion word to 去程 ('outbound trip'). In machinery it also names the return stroke of a piston or similar part.

noun

return tripreturn stroke (in machinery)

Measure word · 趟

Examples

回程？
Zhè zhāng piào shì qù chéng hái shì huí chéng?
Is this ticket for the outbound trip or the return trip?
回程。
Fā dòng jī de huó sāi wán chéng le yí gè huí chéng.
The piston of the engine completed one return stroke.
回程。
Wǒ men kě yǐ zài huí chéng tú zhōng xiū xi yí xià.
We can rest a bit during the return trip.