Chinese Conversation · Level 29
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Chinese word
返程
Pronunciation
Pinyinfǎn chéng
Meaning
- nounreturn trip
Example
我们的返程是在周日。wǒ men de fǎn chéng shì zài zhōu rì
Our return trip is on Sunday.
More examples
请把你的返程时间告诉我。qǐng bǎ nǐ de fǎn chéng shí jiān gào sù wǒ
Please tell me your return time.
Core concept
The leg of a planned journey that carries travelers from the destination back to the starting point, as a route or scheduled service.
Common phrases
返程车票fǎn chéng chē piào
return ticket
返程时间fǎn chéng shí jiān
return time
安排返程ān pái fǎn chéng
arrange a return trip
Similar words
回程huí chéng: The journey back from a destination to the starting point.
去程qù chéng: The outward leg of a journey, from the starting point to the destination.
往返wáng fǎn: A journey from the starting point to a destination and back.
Definition in Chinese
从行程安排角度指由目的地返回出发地的旅途部分，也可指返回时所乘的车次或航班等。cóng xíng chéng ān pái jiǎo dù zhǐ yóu mù dì dì fǎn huí chū fā dì de lǚ tú bù fèn yě kě zhǐ fǎn huí shí suǒ chéng de chē cì huò háng bān děng
Word origin
返 (fǎn, "return") + 程 (chéng, "journey") combines a movement back with a defined stretch of travel, giving the term its itinerary sense.
Usage tips
- On a timetable, the date beside 返程 (fǎnchéng, "return journey") can be the departure date of the ride or flight back, so it does not necessarily mean the date the whole journey ends.
Other meanings
- returnverb
- way backnoun
Opposites
- 去程qù chéngoutbound tripnoun
Related words
- 返程票fǎn chéng piàoreturn ticketnoun