📘 Intermediate — key word for HSK 3-4
Meaning
Classifier for rounds, times, or occasions (performances, games, meals).
🏮 Cultural Story
中文 Chinese
“回”本义是“转、绕一圈”(回家=转回去)。一个来回、一轮演出，自然就用“回”来数——比如“这出戏演了三回”。
English
**回 (huí)** originally meant 'to turn / go around' (回家 = to return home). A round trip or one round of a performance is naturally counted with 回 — e.g., 'this play was staged three 回.'
💡 Memory Tip
回 counts rounds/occasions, common in traditional arts (一出戏演了几回). 次 is the general 'times.' 遍 is one complete pass through an action. (遍/次/回 — see comparison.)
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Classifier for rounds, times, or occasions (performances, games, meals).