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title: "Laihui Meaning: 来回 (láihuí) Means “back and forth”"
description: "来回 (traditional 來回, láihuí) means “back and forth”. Hear its tones, see what 来 and 回 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laihui"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 来回 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

来回 láihuí

## back and forth

## It can also mean

- round trip
- to make a round trip

## Its characters

1. 来 lái to come
2. 回 huí to return

## In a sentence

他在门口来回走着。 He was pacing back and forth at the door.

他见桥东有一片树林，想出一条妙计，叫这二十多人都砍下树枝，拴在马尾上，在林中**来回**奔驰，扬起漫天尘土，好像埋伏着千军万马。

From [喝断长坂桥 · Zhang Fei at Changban Bridge](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhang-fei-at-changban-bridge-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-10#library-word-57-59)

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## More words with 来 or 回

- [本来 běnlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benlai)
- [长期以来 chángqī-yǐlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changqiyilai)
- [出来 chūlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chulai)
- [从来 cónglái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/conglai)
- [到来 dàolái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daolai)
- [返回 fǎnhuí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanhui)
- [归来 guīlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guilai)
- [过来 guòlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guolai)
- [后来 hòulái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houlai)
- [回报 huíbào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huibao)

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