Chinese Conversation · Level 26
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Chinese word
回程
Pronunciation
Pinyinhuí chéng
Meaning
- nounreturn trip
Example
我已经买好回程票了。wǒ yǐ jīng mái hǎo huí chéng piào le
I have already bought the ticket for the return trip.
More examples
下周的回程时间还没确定。xià zhōu de huí chéng shí jiān hái méi què dìng
Next week's return time has not been decided yet.
Core concept
The homeward segment marked on an itinerary or ticket, viewed as one defined part of the whole route.
Common phrases
回程机票huí chéng jī piào
return flight ticket
回程车票huí chéng chē piào
return train ticket
回程时间huí chéng shí jiān
return time
Similar words
返程fǎn chéng: The trip back from a destination to the starting point.
往返票wáng fǎn piào: A ticket covering travel in both directions.
单程票dān chéng piào: A ticket covering travel in one direction only.
往返wáng fǎn: A complete journey from the starting point to a destination and back.
Definition in Chinese
旅途中从目的地返回起点的那一段路程或班次，常用来指票面或行程表上的返程部分。lǚ tú zhōng cóng mù dì dì fǎn huí qí diǎn de nà yí duàn lù chéng huò bān cì cháng yòng lái zhǐ piào miàn huò xíng chéng biǎo shàng de fǎn chéng bù fèn
Word origin
回程 (huíchéng, "return journey") joins 回 (huí, "return") and 程 (chéng, "journey") to describe the route segment that goes back.
Usage tips
- Travel plans often list each direction as a separate segment, so this word helps check that a ticket covers the journey back rather than only the outward portion.
Other meanings
- return flightnoun
- return legnoun
Opposites
- 去程qù chéngoutbound tripnoun
Related words
- 回程机票huí chéng jī piàoreturn flight ticketnoun
- 回程车票huí chéng chē piàoreturn train ticketnoun