巡回 xúnhuí to go around
to go around; to roam; to tour
How to remember 巡回: 巡 to patrol + 回 return = to go around.
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How it is used
- To go around on a circuit / touring - 巡回演出 (xúnhuí yǎnchū) a touring performance; 巡回法庭 a circuit court.
- Attributive use is most common: 巡回演讲 (lecture tour), 巡回展览, 巡回比赛. Implies moving through multiple locations in turn.
- Contrast 巡逻 (xúnluó, patrol for security). 巡回 is about touring/circulating to serve or perform, not guarding.