回车 (huí chē) — (verb-object) to turn a vehicle around, to make a U-turn; (verb-object) to press the Enter/Return key

Definition

A verb-object phrase with two unrelated senses: to make a U-turn with a vehicle, and to press the Enter/Return key on a computer. The computer sense is far more common today.

verb
(verb-object) to turn a vehicle aroundto make a U-turn(verb-object) to press the Enter/Return key

Examples

  • Tā kāi guò le lù kǒu, zhǐ hǎo zài qián miàn huí le liǎng cì chē.
    He missed the turn, so he had to make two U-turns up ahead.
  • 回车
    Nǐ zài zhè ge kuàng lǐ shū rù wén zì rán hòu huí chē.
    You enter text in this field and then press Enter.
  • 回车
    Qián miàn de lù tài zhǎi, sī jī jué dìng huí chē.
    The road ahead is too narrow; the driver decided to turn around.

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