Usage note
往返的意思是去和回来。比如从家到学校再回家，就是一次往返。
Wǎng fǎn de yìsi shì qù hé huílái. Bǐrú cóng jiā dào xuéxiào zài huí jiā, jiùshì yī cì wǎng fǎn.
Round trip means going and returning. For example, from home to school and back home is one round trip.
Context note
我们坐公交车或者火车时，可以买往返票。这样就不用再买回来的票了。
Wǒmen zuò gōngjiāo chē huòzhě huǒchē shí, kěyǐ mǎi wǎng fǎn piào. Zhèyàng jiù bùyòng zài mǎi huílái de piào le.
When we take a bus or train, we can buy a round-trip ticket. That way we don't need to buy a return ticket.
5 examples
我每天往返学校和家。
wǒ měi tiān wǎng fǎn xué xiào hé jiā。
I go round trip between school and home every day.
爸爸买了一张往返票。
bà ba mǎi le yì zhāng wǎng fǎn piào。
Dad bought a round-trip ticket.
往返的路程很远。
wǎng fǎn de lù chéng hěn yuǎn。
The round trip distance is very far.
我们坐往返巴士去公园。
wǒ men zuò wǎng fǎn bā shì qù gōng yuán。
We take a round-trip bus to the park.
这次往返需要两个小时。
zhè cì wǎng fǎn xū yào liǎng gè xiǎo shí。
This round trip takes two hours.
5 mini stories
小华每天往返学校两次。早上一次，下午一次。
xiǎo huá měi tiān wǎng fǎn xué xiào liǎng cì。 zǎo shàng yí cì， xià wǔ yí cì。
Xiao Hua goes round trip to school twice every day. Once in the morning, once in the afternoon.
妈妈带我去超市往返一次。我们买了水果。
mā ma dài wǒ qù chāo shì wǎng fǎn yí cì。 wǒ men mǎi le shuǐ guǒ。
Mom takes me on a round trip to the supermarket. We buy fruits.
爷爷每天往返公园散步。他走得很慢。
yé ye měi tiān wǎng fǎn gōng yuán sàn bù。 tā zǒu dé hěn màn。
Grandpa takes a round trip walk in the park every day. He walks very slowly.
往返的火车票很便宜。我们坐火车去奶奶家。
wǎng fǎn de huǒ chē piào hěn pián yi。 wǒ men zuò huǒ chē qù nǎi nai jiā。
The round-trip train ticket is very cheap. We take the train to grandma's house.
小鸟往返于树和巢之间。它给小鸟宝宝找食物。
xiǎo niǎo wǎng fǎn yú shù hé cháo zhī jiān。 tā gěi xiǎo niǎo bǎo bao zhǎo shí wù。
The bird goes round trip between the tree and the nest. It finds food for the baby birds.
Mini dialogue
Buying Tickets
A
我要买一张往返票。
Wǒ yào mǎi yī zhāng wǎngfǎn piào.
I want to buy a round-trip ticket.
B
好的，往返票比单程票便宜。
Hǎo de, wǎngfǎn piào bǐ dānchéng piào piányi.
Okay, a round-trip ticket is cheaper than a one-way ticket.
Daily Commute
A
你每天往返学校需要多长时间？
Nǐ měitiān wǎngfǎn xuéxiào xūyào duō cháng shíjiān?
How long does it take you to go to and from school every day?
B
往返大概需要一个小时。
Wǎngfǎn dàgài xūyào yī gè xiǎoshí.
The round trip takes about an hour.
Related words and contrasts
similar
来回
lái huí
back and forth, round trip
来回 is a common synonym for round trip.
opposite
单程
dān chéng
one-way trip
单程 means one-way, opposite of round trip.
related
旅行
lǚ xíng
travel, journey
旅行 is a general term for travel, often involving 往返.