📘 Intermediate — key word for HSK 3-4
Meaning
Classifier for round trips or journeys to and from a place.
🏮 Cultural Story
中文 Chinese
"趟"和"次"很像，但多了一个关键含义：**往返**。"去一趟北京"不是说去一次北京，而是去了又回来了。"白跑一趟"意思是去了又回来了但什么都没办成（白费力气）。"一趟"就像在纸上画了一个往返的箭头→←。这个量词在口语中极高频，尤其是北方人说"去一趟哪儿"几乎是每天都会说的话。考试中要注意区分：如果题目问的是单程动作用"次"，往返动作用"趟"。
English
**趟 (tàng)** is similar to 次 but adds a key meaning: **round trip**. "Go to Beijing once (there and back)" ≠ just visit Beijing. "Made a wasted trip" = went there AND came back with nothing accomplished. 趟 is like drawing a round-trip arrow →←. Extremely common in spoken Chinese, especially northern dialect. Exam tip: single-direction actions use 次; round trips use 趟.
💡 Memory Tip
趟 implies going somewhere AND coming back. It's a round-trip classifier. Very HSK-exam-friendly!
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Classifier for round trips or journeys to and from a place.