趟 (tàng) — (classifier) for trips, journeys, or times of going somewhere and coming back
Definition
A measure word for one round trip: pair it with 去一趟 / 跑一趟, where the verb covers the going and the coming back as one count.
classifier
for trips, journeys, or times of going somewhere and coming back
Examples
- 。Wǒ míng tiān yào qù yí tàng shàng hǎi.I need to make a trip to Shanghai tomorrow.
- 。Tā pǎo le hǎo jǐ tàng cái bàn wán shǒu xù.He made several trips before finishing the procedures.
- 趟Zhè yí tàng ràng wǒ hěn kāi xīnThis trip made me very happy.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
趟 pairs 走, meaning run, with 尚, which gives the sound.
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